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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Glebov want at the end of "In the Night"?
(a) A warm meal.
(b) A smoke.
(c) A new coat.
(d) A coffee.

2. What was the name of the religious sect spoken about in "Quiet"?
(a) Know to Live.
(b) Hope in God.
(c) Forever Free.
(d) God Knows.

3. Whose job was it to run the bathhouse and disinfect clothes at the work camps?
(a) The Bathhouse Squad.
(b) The work-men from the barracks.
(c) The Sanitation Squad.
(d) The section commanders.

4. What did Bagretsov cut his finger on as he lay on the ground near Glebov?
(a) A zipper.
(b) A knife.
(c) A branch.
(d) A rock.

5. What did Golubev fake so he would not have to return to work? ("A Piece of Meat")
(a) Hearing loss.
(b) A broken rib.
(c) A broken back.
(d) Appendicitis.

6. What was no convict able to have of his own? ("In the Bathhouse.")
(a) Shoes.
(b) Underwear.
(c) Socks.
(d) Towels.

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

8. What did Fedya call Platonov in "The Snake Charmer"?
(a) Russian.
(b) Igor.
(c) Michael.
(d) Ivan.

9. In "A Piece of Meat," how did Golubev always sleep?
(a) Standing.
(b) Sitting up.
(c) With a blanket over his head.
(d) In his clothes.

10. What kind of bird did the narrator say was unafraid of people and could be shot easily? ("Sententious.")
(a) Quail.
(b) Duck.
(c) Pheasant.
(d) Grouse.

11. In "Quiet," what was concerning to the narrator about the tables in the camp dining room?
(a) They were full of food.
(b) They were clean.
(c) They were sticky.
(d) They were broken.

12. What did the prisoners refuse to eat in the dining hall and take back to their barracks? ("Major Pugachov's Last Battle.")
(a) Crackers.
(b) Kasha.
(c) Soup.
(d) Bread.

13. For Potashnikov, how long did his breakfast sustain his work? ("Carpenters.")
(a) 150 minutes.
(b) One hour.
(c) 120 minutes.
(d) 90 Minutes.

14. From what book were the cards made from that were used in "On Tick"?
(a) Matchbooks.
(b) A bible.
(c) A book by Victor Hugo.
(d) A book by Shakespeare.

15. Why did Kurchen write his letter with his left hand instead of his right?
(a) He was crippled on his right side.
(b) His right hand had been burned.
(c) He had been shot in the right shoulder.
(d) He lost his right hand in the ovens.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom was "Sententious" dedicated?

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

3. How did the narrator, in "Sententious," perceive the tent in which he slept?

4. Which of the following instruments were allowed to be used by political prisoners when under the watch of the worst camp heads?

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

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