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

2. How many axe handles were the men in "Carpenters" required to make every day?
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 70.
(d) 90.

3. What mountain spring did the narrator and his three companions reach at the beginning of "Dry Rations"?
(a) Mitenth.
(b) Duskania.
(c) Nintekuv.
(d) Supktov.

4. In "Shock Therapy," what was described as Merzlakov's former profession?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A cattle rancher.
(c) A stable-hand.
(d) A grain cutter.

5. In "Sententious," how many shotguns were kept in the tent of the narrator?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator say "materialized out of nowhere"? ("Sententious.")

2. How many men were standing in the corridor awaiting a strip search? ("Prosthetic Appliances.")

3. In "Major Pugachov's Last Battle," what keys did Gorbunov come to the guardhouse to get?

4. What article of the Criminal Code defined political prisoners?

5. From what book were the cards made from that were used in "On Tick"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did the narrator state that love was the hardest emotion to return to convicts? ("Sententious.")

5. What plans did Bagretsov have for the underwear that he took off of the corpse?

6. What notations did the guards, described in "Prosthetic Appliances", use to show that a convict would not receive hot food and/or bread?

7. What did the narrator in "A Pushover Job" and his companion do to full-fill their quota of pine needles?

8. How did Platonov, in "The Snake Charmer," die?

9. Why did Garkunov die at the end of "On Tick"?

10. What decision did the men in "Dry Rations" make regarding their food?

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