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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bagretsov cut his finger on as he lay on the ground near Glebov?
(a) A branch.
(b) A knife.
(c) A zipper.
(d) A rock.

2. What did Golubev fake so he would not have to return to work? ("A Piece of Meat")
(a) Appendicitis.
(b) A broken back.
(c) Hearing loss.
(d) A broken rib.

3. What did the narrator claim was a "special joy for a convict"? ("Dry Rations")
(a) To eat with friends.
(b) To have thick soup.
(c) To prepare food.
(d) To eat alone.

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

5. For Potashnikov, how long did his breakfast sustain his work? ("Carpenters.")
(a) 90 Minutes.
(b) One hour.
(c) 120 minutes.
(d) 150 minutes.

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

7. In "A Pushover Job," which northern tree did the narrator state that he loved the most?
(a) The massive oak.
(b) The dwarf cedar.
(c) The giant elm.
(d) The dwarf pine.

8. What did Potashnikov receive for dinner at the end of "Carpenters"?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Bread.
(c) Crackers.
(d) Grits.

9. What did Merzlakov steal when he "miraculously managed" to get a stable-hand job at the camps?
(a) Flour.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Oats.
(d) Wheat.

10. What are the bathhouse sessions referred to in "In the Bathhouse"?
(a) Hate-fueled.
(b) Tyranny.
(c) Lies.
(d) Myths.

11. What did the narrator, in "Sententious," claim that each day brought?
(a) The renewed hope of life.
(b) The danger of a "lurch into death."
(c) The urge to escape.
(d) The desire to die.

12. What did "Carpenters" state men were not shown?
(a) The food trucks.
(b) A clock.
(c) A thermometer.
(d) Where the blankets were.

13. In "On Tick," what did the narrator say was the safest place to be?
(a) The guards' room.
(b) The food-storage room.
(c) The horse-drivers' barracks.
(d) The bathroom.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was shot in "Quiet"?

2. What was Glebov's old occupation before being sent to the camps?

3. In "Carpenters," for how long had the fog been so thick that a man was not able to be seen from "two paces away"?

4. Where were the needles of the dwarf cedar tree taken to?

5. As told in "In the Bathhouse," how many men are packed into the dressing-rooms of the bathhouse?

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