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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Merzlakov, who were the first to die in the camps?
(a) The "starved men."
(b) The "hungry men."
(c) The "scrawny men."
(d) The "larger men."

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

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

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

5. What did the two men, from "A Pushover Job," place into the bag of pine needles?
(a) A stone.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A stick.
(d) A watch.

6. What did Merzlakov pretend was hurt so that he would not have to return to work?
(a) His shoulder.
(b) His back.
(c) His hand.
(d) His leg.

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

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

9. 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 will to live.
(c) All need for food.
(d) All human emotions.

10. What appeared on a tree stump at the end of "Sententious"?
(a) A pouch of tobacco.
(b) A record-player.
(c) A clean pair of underware.
(d) A pint of vodka.

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

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

13. How many men were standing in the corridor awaiting a strip search? ("Prosthetic Appliances.")
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

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

15. What was Glebov's old occupation before being sent to the camps?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A carpenter.
(d) A dentist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following instruments were allowed to be used by political prisoners when under the watch of the worst camp heads?

2. What did the sectarian need his extra portion of food to do? ("Quiet.")

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

4. In "The Snake Charmer," how long did Platonov say that he had been in Jankhar?

5. In "Major Pugachov's Last Battle," what keys did Gorbunov come to the guardhouse to get?

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