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Quiz One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Name_____________
Character who is who? Match the descriptions below with the name of the character.
Ivan Denisovich _________ Andrei Tyurin______
Fetyukov______
Kolya Vdovushkin____ Alyoshka______ Tsezar_________
Buinovsky________ Senka Klevshin________
A Assistant doctor, young, a poet, lacks compassion
B Had been a film maker, trustworthy, young
C Also called Shukhov, accused of spying, carpenter and bricklayer, main
character
D A Baptist, a brick layer religious
E Deaf, had been a German prisoner of war, very quiet
F Had been a navy captain, unable to adjust to camp life
G Broad shouldered, scarred face, gang boss or foreman, not to be “messed”
with
H Missing teeth, lowest social rank in the group, has no pride
Short answers
1. What is the name given to the labor camps of Russia? _________________
2. Which area of Russia is the novel set? _________________________
3. Who is S 854? ______________________________________
4. What time is reveille ?_______________________
5. What season is it? ______________________________
6. What is the time frame of the novel? __________________
7. Why was Shukhov not up at the call?_________________
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8. Why was he annoyed with himself about that ?_____________________
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9. How old is Shukhov? _____________________
10. Did each man have his own bunk?______________
11. Why does Shukhov say it was important not to be seen alone but only as
one of the crowd?
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12. How did Shukhov get money in the camp?
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13. What was the new doctor’s idea for the patients that made Shukhov think
that it was not such a good idea to be hospitalized?
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14. What was the result of Buinovsky’s challenge to the guards about not being
“true communists” during the body search?
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15. What was the threat to the prisoners if they failed to keep to their ranks
while walking to work?
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16. Why did Shukhov take little pleasure in writing letters home?
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17. What food did the prisoners take with them each day to the worksite?
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Give one example of how Ivan Denisovich maintains personal standards.
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18. Why were the prisoners late getting back to the camp at the end of the day?
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19. What did the prisoners try to bring back every night to the camp?
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21. During the search at the end of the day what was Shukhov suddenly very
worried about?
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22. Why had Shukhov told his wife not to send food parcels any more?
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23. What was Shukhov hoping for when he stood in line for Tsezar’s parcel?
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24. What was Shukhov’s reward for working hard that day?
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25. Why were the barracks emptied twice in the evening?
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26. Why does Shukhov go to sleep content?
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