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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the narrator claim had left all men, in "Dry Rations," because of the long fasts that they suffered through?
(a) All desire to survive.
(b) All human emotions.
(c) All will to live.
(d) All need for food.

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

4. What did the narrator say was the only thing that a prisoner would wash if he were only allotted a spoonful of water to bathe?
(a) His mouth.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His ears.
(d) His nose.

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

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

7. Whose job was it to run the bathhouse and disinfect clothes at the work camps?
(a) The section commanders.
(b) The Bathhouse Squad.
(c) The Sanitation Squad.
(d) The work-men from the barracks.

8. In "A Piece of Meat," how did Golubev always sleep?
(a) Standing.
(b) In his clothes.
(c) Sitting up.
(d) With a blanket over his head.

9. Who did Fedya write to at the end of "Dry Rations"?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His wife.

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

11. In "Shock Therapy," what was described as Merzlakov's former profession?
(a) A stable-hand.
(b) A cattle rancher.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A grain cutter.

12. What was the last thing that Golubev said in "A Piece of Meat"?
(a) "Leave me to die."
(b) "Go to hell."
(c) "There is always tomorrow."
(d) "Never again."

13. Who was shot in "Quiet"?
(a) The guard.
(b) The guard's dog.
(c) The sectarian.
(d) The food server.

14. How did the narrator, in "Sententious," perceive the tent in which he slept?
(a) As a comfortable bed.
(b) As a place of comfort.
(c) As a gift.
(d) As a fog.

15. During what months would the dwarf cedar tree rise up from the ground?
(a) September or October.
(b) March or April.
(c) December or January.
(d) April or May.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator, in "Sententious," claim that each day brought?

2. What happened to Garkunov at the end of "On Tick"?

3. How many men were standing in the corridor awaiting a strip search? ("Prosthetic Appliances.")

4. What did the two men, from "A Pushover Job," place into the bag of pine needles?

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

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