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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Snake Charmer," how long did Platonov say that he had been in Jankhar?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 6 months.

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

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

4. What did Fedya call Platonov in "The Snake Charmer"?
(a) Igor.
(b) Michael.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Russian.

5. In "Quiet," what was concerning to the narrator about the tables in the camp dining room?
(a) They were clean.
(b) They were broken.
(c) They were sticky.
(d) They were full of food.

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

7. 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.

8. How many parts did the men have to divide their rations into? ("Dry Rations.")
(a) 50.
(b) 60.
(c) 70.
(d) 30.

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

10. What did the narrator say that he refused to listen to? ("Sententious.")
(a) Love stories.
(b) Fairy tales.
(c) Promises.
(d) Songs.

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

12. What did the sectarian need his extra portion of food to do? ("Quiet.")
(a) Get a good nights rest.
(b) Find hope in life.
(c) Decide to die.
(d) Lok forward to the next day.

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

14. Who did Gorbunov kill in "Major Pugachov's Last Battle"?
(a) A man who took his bread.
(b) Another prisoner.
(c) A man who took his shoes.
(d) A guard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator claim was the last human emotion? ("Sententious.")

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

3. What did Bagretsov cut his finger on as he lay on the ground near Glebov?

4. In "Shock Therapy," what was described as Merzlakov's former profession?

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

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