One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Quizzes

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Q. What does Shukhov spend his day building?


A Death Star out of Legos
A railroad track
A gas chamber
A brick wall
Q. What does Shukhov eat for dinner?


Peas and carrots
A strip of beef and a potato
He originally orders the beef Wellington but it’s undercooked, so he sends it back and instead opts for the chicken marsala
A few bowls of gruel
Q. For what is Shukhov almost late?


Daily beatings
A very important date
Roll call
Physical inspection
Q. What does Shukhov plan to do with the piece of stolen steel?


Kill a Nazi officer
Start digging a tunnel
Misjudging the amount of steel he has stolen, he plans to construct a life-size replica of the Seattle Space Needle
Make a butter-knife
Q. What does Shukhov buy after supper?


Tobacco
Whiskey
Pornographic magazines
A Slingbox