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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Romanov's real occupation? ("The Lawyers' Plot.")
(a) Nazi informant.
(b) Secret police.
(c) Informant for the German Army.
(d) American spy.

2. What did the narrator compare the hills to in "A Pushover Job"?
(a) Sugar cookies.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Frosted glass.
(d) Loaves of sugar.

3. What position was Skoroseev given in "Esperanto."?
(a) Watchman.
(b) Stockroom guard.
(c) Road builder.
(d) Cook.

4. What did the narrator say "materialized out of nowhere"? ("Sententious.")
(a) Song.
(b) People.
(c) Food.
(d) Bread.

5. What did Seva refuse to play cards for? ("On Tick.")
(a) A pillow.
(b) A blanket.
(c) Boots.
(d) A coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was shot in "Quiet"?

2. In Kolyma, what "keeps secrets and reveals them"? ("Land-Lease.")

3. What, in "My First Tooth," was rented to put convicts into?

4. 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?

5. What did Nikishov claim was different about Kolyma? ("Chief of Political Control.")

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