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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occupation did Golubev's boss ask if any of the new prisoners had held? ("Magic.")
(a) Doctors.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Geologists.
(d) Secret police.

2. What time was the narrator to go see Romanov in "The Lawyers' Plot"?
(a) 8:00.
(b) 6:00.
(c) 12:00.
(d) 3:00.

3. What was raked into Shemolyov's work gang? ("The Lawyers' Plot.")
(a) Human rejects.
(b) The deformed.
(c) Professionals.
(d) Tradesmen.

4. What were "unfortunate ones" made to think that machine grease was? ("Land-Lease.")
(a) Honey.
(b) Medicinal ointment.
(c) Butter.
(d) Warmed coal.

5. At the end of "Esperanto," what did Skoroseev ask of the narrator after he had spent the night in his (Skoroseev's) home?
(a) A smoke.
(b) A blanket.
(c) Payment for the night.
(d) A meal.

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

7. Stories of what bridge made Golubev's boss ecstatic? ("Magic.")
(a) Eads Bridge.
(b) Brooklyn Bridge.
(c) Golden Gate Bridge.
(d) Storbaelt Bridge.

8. What did the narrator recall had been confiscated in Magadan? ("Esperanto.")
(a) Books.
(b) Fur coats.
(c) Fleece coats.
(d) Pants.

9. What train station was the location of "The Train" ?
(a) Diertsuv.
(b) Irkutsk.
(c) Niemerov.
(d) Tranpot.

10. What fresh prints were described at the opening of "Land Lease"?
(a) Tractor prints.
(b) Animal prints.
(c) Plow prints.
(d) Human footprints.

11. What position was Skoroseev given in "Esperanto."?
(a) Cook.
(b) Watchman.
(c) Road builder.
(d) Stockroom guard.

12. On the train, in "The Train," what did the narrator state was his first happiness?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Hope.
(c) Faith.
(d) Love.

13. How much oatmeal did the convicts receive in their portions? ("Land-Lease")
(a) One cup.
(b) Half a cup.
(c) 2 tablespoons.
(d) 1 tablespoon.

14. In Kolyma, what "keeps secrets and reveals them"? ("Land-Lease.")
(a) God.
(b) Guards.
(c) Convicts.
(d) Stone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of underwear had the narrator not worn in years? ("The Train.")

2. Where did the convicts spend the night in "My First Tooth"?

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

4. In 1939, what quarantine had the narrator and five others endured? ("Esperanto.")

5. What day was it during "Chief of Political Control"?

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