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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. Who did Fedya write to at the end of "Dry Rations"?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His father.
2. What was the last thing that Golubev said in "A Piece of Meat"?
(a) "There is always tomorrow."
(b) "Go to hell."
(c) "Never again."
(d) "Leave me to die."
3. What did Potashnikov receive for dinner at the end of "Carpenters"?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Crackers.
(c) Grits.
(d) Bread.
4. What story did the men at the fire NOT want to hear Platonov tell? (The Snake Charmer.")
(a) "The Vampire."
(b) "The Club of Black Jacks."
(c) "The Count of Montecristo."
(d) "Utopia."
5. In "In the Night," what was Glebov in no hurry to swallow?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Jam.
(c) Bread.
(d) Biscuits.
Short Answer Questions
1. During what months would the dwarf cedar tree rise up from the ground?
2. What work gang was never worried about in regard to running away? ("Major Pugachov's Last Battle.")
3. Why did Kurchen write his letter with his left hand instead of his right?
4. In "A Pushover Job," which northern tree did the narrator state that he loved the most?
5. Who did Gorbunov kill in "Major Pugachov's Last Battle"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Merzlakov fake a back injury in "Shock Therapy"?
2. Why was the Siberian dwarf cedar called a "weatherman" by the narrator?
3. What did the extra food give the sectarian the energy to do in "Quiet"?
4. How did the story "Sententious" end?
5. What notations did the guards, described in "Prosthetic Appliances", use to show that a convict would not receive hot food and/or bread?
6. Given that convicts were not allowed to see a thermometer, how did they know when temperatures reached 60 degrees below zero in "Carpenters"?
7. In the story "In The Night," how did Bagretsov cut his finger?
8. Who did Gloubev recognize in the hospital as he was recovering from his appendectomy? ("A Piece of Meat.")
9. What question did the new arrivals ask of the old convicts in "Major Pugachov's Last Battle"?
10. Why were camp officials perplexed by the convicts avoidance of the bathhouse?
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