View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who, upon growing up, "created many bright birds"? ("A Child's Drawing.")
(a) The narrator's brother.
(b) God.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The child.

3. In "My First Tooth," what was written in coal on the walls of the basement?
(a) "Remember your wives!"
(b) "Do not give up your humanity!"
(c) "Do not give up!"
(d) "Comrades, be strong!"

4. In "In the Night," what was Glebov in no hurry to swallow?
(a) Biscuits.
(b) Bread.
(c) Jam.
(d) Grapes.

5. What article of the Criminal Code defined political prisoners?
(a) 58.
(b) 67.
(c) 114.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What appeared on a tree stump at the end of "Sententious"?

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

3. According to "The Lawyers' Plot", what does "smertin" mean?

4. Who did Gorbunov kill in "Major Pugachov's Last Battle"?

5. In "Prosthetic Appliances," what would a guard mark a cell with if the cell was not to receive hot food?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 205 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample