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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through My First Tooth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Pushover Job," which northern tree did the narrator state that he loved the most?
(a) The dwarf cedar.
(b) The massive oak.
(c) The dwarf pine.
(d) The giant elm.

2. As told in "In the Bathhouse," how many men are packed into the dressing-rooms of the bathhouse?
(a) Five.
(b) Twenty at a time.
(c) Ten to fifteen.
(d) Up to a hundred.

3. What did the narrator, in "Sententious," claim was the first pity to return?
(a) Pity for animals.
(b) Pity for mankind.
(c) Pity for self.
(d) Pity for loved-ones.

4. What did Garkunov have under his dirty undershirt?
(a) A sweater.
(b) A linen shirt.
(c) A fleece jacket.
(d) A flak jacket.

5. What did the sectarian need his extra portion of food to do? ("Quiet.")
(a) Decide to die.
(b) Find hope in life.
(c) Lok forward to the next day.
(d) Get a good nights rest.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Shock Therapy," what was described as Merzlakov's former profession?

2. Stories of what bridge made Golubev's boss ecstatic? ("Magic.")

3. To whom was "Sententious" dedicated?

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

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

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