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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Glebov want at the end of "In the Night"?
(a) A warm meal.
(b) A new coat.
(c) A smoke.
(d) A coffee.

4. In "Carpenters," for how long had the fog been so thick that a man was not able to be seen from "two paces away"?
(a) A month.
(b) Forever.
(c) One week.
(d) 2 days.

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

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

7. How long had Merzlakov been in the camp (according to "Shock Therapy")?
(a) A year and a half.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six days.

8. What was the narrator sitting by at the opening of "The Snake Charmer"?
(a) A fence.
(b) A tree.
(c) A gun.
(d) A boulder.

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

10. In "Prosthetic Appliances," what would a guard mark a cell with if the cell was not to receive hot food?
(a) X.
(b) XHF.
(c) XX.
(d) NHF.

11. What was the name of the religious sect spoken about in "Quiet"?
(a) Know to Live.
(b) Hope in God.
(c) God Knows.
(d) Forever Free.

12. What kind of bird did the narrator say was unafraid of people and could be shot easily? ("Sententious.")
(a) Duck.
(b) Quail.
(c) Pheasant.
(d) Grouse.

13. What did Andrei Platonov do prior to being in the camps?
(a) He was a novelist.
(b) He was a lawyer.
(c) He was a doctor.
(d) He was a movie scriptwriter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Fedya Shapov had been a member of what league prior to becoming a prisoner?

2. What story did the men at the fire NOT want to hear Platonov tell? (The Snake Charmer.")

3. From what book were the cards made from that were used in "On Tick"?

4. What did the narrator, in "Sententious," claim was the first pity to return?

5. How many axe handles were the men in "Carpenters" required to make every day?

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