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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Magic.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of Golubev's boss in "Magic"?
(a) Stukov.
(b) Stiffern.
(c) Flakov.
(d) Kindner.

3. What did the narrator always fail to do in time for dinner? ("Sententious.")
(a) Change clothes.
(b) Boil water.
(c) Bathe.
(d) Make bread.

4. What was the last thing that Golubev said in "A Piece of Meat"?
(a) "Never again."
(b) "There is always tomorrow."
(c) "Go to hell."
(d) "Leave me to die."

5. What are the bathhouse sessions referred to in "In the Bathhouse"?
(a) Hate-fueled.
(b) Tyranny.
(c) Lies.
(d) Myths.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator say was the only thing that a prisoner would wash if he were only allotted a spoonful of water to bathe?

2. How did the narrator, in "Sententious," perceive the tent in which he slept?

3. As told in "In the Bathhouse," how many men are packed into the dressing-rooms of the bathhouse?

4. What story did the men at the fire NOT want to hear Platonov tell? (The Snake Charmer.")

5. Who was shot in "Quiet"?

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