View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Piece of Meat," who "offered" a "bloody sacrifice"?
(a) Gulliver.
(b) Praga.
(c) Yakut.
(d) Golubev.

2. What did the narrator always fail to do in time for dinner? ("Sententious.")
(a) Bathe.
(b) Change clothes.
(c) Make bread.
(d) Boil water.

3. What was the only way that prisoners could stand by the stove in "Quiet"?
(a) To dry shoes.
(b) To warm their soup.
(c) To dry bread.
(d) To dry their hands.

4. At the beginning of "In The Night," what had just ended?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Supper.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Noon tea.

5. What did Garkunov have under his dirty undershirt?
(a) A flak jacket.
(b) A linen shirt.
(c) A fleece jacket.
(d) A sweater.

6. Who was denied hot food for refusing to give up his prosthetic arm?
(a) Karavaev.
(b) Grisha.
(c) Shor.
(d) Panin.

7. To whom was "Sententious" dedicated?
(a) Simon Gradstrom.
(b) Nitkita Drezgrov.
(c) Romentz Bulvikov.
(d) Nadezhda Mandelshtam.

8. From what book were the cards made from that were used in "On Tick"?
(a) A book by Shakespeare.
(b) A bible.
(c) Matchbooks.
(d) A book by Victor Hugo.

9. Where were the needles of the dwarf cedar tree taken to?
(a) The bathouse.
(b) A "vitamin factory."
(c) The commander's home.
(d) A work house.

10. As told in "In the Bathhouse," how many men are packed into the dressing-rooms of the bathhouse?
(a) Twenty at a time.
(b) Up to a hundred.
(c) Ten to fifteen.
(d) Five.

11. Because of the barrenness of the winter, as described in "A Pushover Job," how far could a person be seen from?
(a) Half a mile away.
(b) A mile away.
(c) 500 feet away.
(d) A quarter mile away.

12. What did the narrator refuse to give up at the end of "Prosthetic Appliances"?
(a) His soul.
(b) His hand.
(c) His leg.
(d) His coat.

13. In "In The Night," what were Glebov and Bagretsov looking for?
(a) A lost purse.
(b) A road to escape.
(c) A dead body.
(d) A bread supply.

14. To what Shakespearean character was the taker of "meat" compared?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Lorenzo.
(c) MacBeth.
(d) Shylock.

15. In "Major Pugachov's Last Battle," what did Major Pugachov tell a party boss he was preparing for?
(a) A concert.
(b) A transfer to another camp.
(c) A trip to the ovens.
(d) A play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the last thing that Golubev said in "A Piece of Meat"?

2. What was the name of the religious sect spoken about in "Quiet"?

3. What did Fedya call Platonov in "The Snake Charmer"?

4. In "Prosthetic Appliances," what would a guard mark a cell with if the cell was not to receive bread?

5. In "A Piece of Meat," how did Golubev always sleep?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 435 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample