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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the chief, in "Chief of Political Control," refuse in place of doing business first?
(a) Rest.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Drinks.

2. What color was the notebook that the men found in "A Child's Drawing"?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

3. What day was it during "Chief of Political Control"?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Tuesday.

4. Why did Golubev's boss like him? ("Magic.")
(a) Because he hated drunks.
(b) For none of the reasons listed.
(c) For both reasons listed.
(d) Because he did not accept bribes.

5. Who, upon growing up, "created many bright birds"? ("A Child's Drawing.")
(a) The narrator's brother.
(b) God.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The child.

6. What, in "My First Tooth," was rented to put convicts into?
(a) A school.
(b) A mission.
(c) A private home.
(d) Huts.

7. What was being yelled as Peter Zayats was thrown out of the shelter and into the snow? ("My First Tooth.")
(a) "Monster!"
(b) "Dragons!"
(c) "Liar!"
(d) "Thief!"

8. What kind of injection did the chief in "Chief of Political Control" need?
(a) Insulin.
(b) Glucose.
(c) Subcutaneous.
(d) Blood thickener.

9. When the name "Skoroseev" was mentioned to the narrator, what did he immediately recall? ("Esperanto.")
(a) The road to Siberia.
(b) The road to Moscow.
(c) The road to Tibet.
(d) The road to Lennigrad.

10. How many carpenters were allowed to be retained in "Magic"?
(a) 15.
(b) 30.
(c) 50.
(d) 25.

11. What color armbands did the military patrol wear at the train station? ("The Train.")
(a) Green.
(b) Grey.
(c) Red.
(d) Navy.

12. Why had the lawyers in "The Lawyers' Plot" been taken to the House of Vaskov?
(a) To have a last meal.
(b) To be released.
(c) To be sentenced.
(d) To be shot.

13. What did the narrator call "precious things" in "Esperanto"?
(a) Pea coats.
(b) Convict clothing.
(c) Felt boots.
(d) Civilian clothing.

14. According to "The Lawyers' Plot", what does "smertin" mean?
(a) Death.
(b) Obedience.
(c) Truth.
(d) Power.

15. What, in "Chief of Political Control," was summoning the hospital director?
(a) A phone call.
(b) An alarm.
(c) A bell.
(d) A siren.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Golubev's bosses favorite? ("Magic.")

2. What did Nikishov claim was different about Kolyma? ("Chief of Political Control.")

3. What position was Skoroseev given in "Esperanto."?

4. In "Magic," what object was tapping on the window?

5. What was the hospital director doing with the doctors at the opening of "Chief of Political Control"?

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