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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Merzlakov steal when he "miraculously managed" to get a stable-hand job at the camps?
(a) Flour.
(b) Oats.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Wheat.

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

3. What prints did the men in "Dry Rations" follow to get to the spring?
(a) Wagon prints.
(b) Deer prints.
(c) Solider's foot prints.
(d) Tractor prints.

4. What did Pesniakevich's mother own in Minsk? ("Prosthetic Appliances.")
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A laundry.
(c) A whore-house.
(d) A coffee shop.

5. What kind of bird did the narrator say was unafraid of people and could be shot easily? ("Sententious.")
(a) Grouse.
(b) Pheasant.
(c) Quail.
(d) Duck.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the religious sect spoken about in "Quiet"?

3. What did Fedya call Platonov in "The Snake Charmer"?

4. At the beginning of "In The Night," what had just ended?

5. In "On Tick," what did the narrator say was the safest place to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Platonov decide to tell the thieves a story? ("The Snake Charmer.")

2. Why did Merzlakov fake a back injury in "Shock Therapy"?

3. What prosthetics were collected by the guards in "Prosthetic Appliances"?

4. In the story "In The Night," how did Bagretsov cut his finger?

5. Who did Gloubev recognize in the hospital as he was recovering from his appendectomy? ("A Piece of Meat.")

6. How did the story "Sententious" end?

7. Why was the Siberian dwarf cedar called a "weatherman" by the narrator?

8. In "Sententious," who did the narrator say that he envied?

9. What question did the new arrivals ask of the old convicts in "Major Pugachov's Last Battle"?

10. What hypothesis was tested in the story "Quiet"?

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