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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was the narrator sitting by at the opening of "The Snake Charmer"?
(a) A fence.
(b) A tree.
(c) A boulder.
(d) A gun.
2. Who was shot in "Quiet"?
(a) The food server.
(b) The guard.
(c) The guard's dog.
(d) The sectarian.
3. To what Shakespearean character was the taker of "meat" compared?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) MacBeth.
(c) Shylock.
(d) Antonio.
4. What happened to Garkunov at the end of "On Tick"?
(a) He fell asleep.
(b) He escaped.
(c) He gave in to the requests.
(d) He died.
5. What kind of bird did the narrator say was unafraid of people and could be shot easily? ("Sententious.")
(a) Duck.
(b) Pheasant.
(c) Quail.
(d) Grouse.
6. Who did Fedya write to at the end of "Dry Rations"?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His brother.
7. During what months would the dwarf cedar tree rise up from the ground?
(a) December or January.
(b) March or April.
(c) April or May.
(d) September or October.
8. What did Merzlakov steal when he "miraculously managed" to get a stable-hand job at the camps?
(a) Flour.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Oats.
9. What mountain spring did the narrator and his three companions reach at the beginning of "Dry Rations"?
(a) Mitenth.
(b) Nintekuv.
(c) Supktov.
(d) Duskania.
10. What had Merzlakov received for breakfast on the morning that he compared humans to livestock?
(a) Two eggs.
(b) Three spoonfuls of porridge.
(c) An ounce of milk.
(d) One slice of bread.
11. What did the prisoners refuse to eat in the dining hall and take back to their barracks? ("Major Pugachov's Last Battle.")
(a) Kasha.
(b) Soup.
(c) Bread.
(d) Crackers.
12. From what book were the cards made from that were used in "On Tick"?
(a) A book by Shakespeare.
(b) A book by Victor Hugo.
(c) A bible.
(d) Matchbooks.
13. What did Bagretsov cut his finger on as he lay on the ground near Glebov?
(a) A rock.
(b) A zipper.
(c) A knife.
(d) A branch.
14. What did Glebov want at the end of "In the Night"?
(a) A coffee.
(b) A new coat.
(c) A smoke.
(d) A warm meal.
15. 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 their hands.
(d) To dry bread.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Andrei Platonov do prior to being in the camps?
2. What did "Carpenters" state men were not shown?
3. How many axe handles were the men in "Carpenters" required to make every day?
4. What did Pesniakevich's mother own in Minsk? ("Prosthetic Appliances.")
5. What did the two men, from "A Pushover Job," place into the bag of pine needles?
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