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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What mountain spring did the narrator and his three companions reach at the beginning of "Dry Rations"?
(a) Mitenth.
(b) Supktov.
(c) Nintekuv.
(d) Duskania.

3. What did the narrator, in "Sententious," claim that each day brought?
(a) The danger of a "lurch into death."
(b) The desire to die.
(c) The urge to escape.
(d) The renewed hope of life.

4. What was Glebov's old occupation before being sent to the camps?
(a) A dentist.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A carpenter.
(d) A lawyer.

5. In the notebook in "A Child's Drawings", what were all the houses surrounded by?
(a) Roads.
(b) Animals.
(c) Fences.
(d) Trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. For Potashnikov, how long did his breakfast sustain his work? ("Carpenters.")

2. According to the narrator in "My First Tooth," why is writing something down the best thing to do?

3. What happened to Garkunov at the end of "On Tick"?

4. How many axe handles were the men in "Carpenters" required to make every day?

5. What did the narrator claim was the last human emotion? ("Sententious.")

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