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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prosthetic Appliances, Quiet.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many parts did the men have to divide their rations into? ("Dry Rations.")
(a) 60.
(b) 30.
(c) 70.
(d) 50.

4. In "In The Night," what were Glebov and Bagretsov looking for?
(a) A bread supply.
(b) A dead body.
(c) A lost purse.
(d) A road to escape.

5. What had Merzlakov received for breakfast on the morning that he compared humans to livestock?
(a) Three spoonfuls of porridge.
(b) Two eggs.
(c) An ounce of milk.
(d) One slice of bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Glebov want at the end of "In the Night"?

2. In "In the Night," what was Glebov in no hurry to swallow?

3. Because of the barrenness of the winter, as described in "A Pushover Job," how far could a person be seen from?

4. Where were the needles of the dwarf cedar tree taken to?

5. What did the narrator claim was the farthest thing from envy, fear and bitterness? ("Sententious.")

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