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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12: Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Vladimir go to the spy in Chapter 17?
(a) Mid-afternoon.
(b) Morning.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Noon.

2. Which Shakespearean character is Vladimir compared to in Chapter 17?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) Puck.
(c) Othello.
(d) Hamlet.

3. What happened to Prince Zasyekin ?
(a) He died at war.
(b) He gambled away their money.
(c) He became Tzar.
(d) He died in a plane crash.

4. What does Mme. Petrovich think of Princess Zasyekin?
(a) She is exciting.
(b) She is mean.
(c) She is tedious.
(d) She is ugly.

5. At what time does Zinaida tell Vladimir to meet her the next evening?
(a) 2:00.
(b) 12:00.
(c) 6:00.
(d) 8:00.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vladimir's mother force him to wear to dinner with Princess Zasyekin and Zinaida?

2. How does Dr. Looshin's behavior change in Chapter 10?

3. At the start of Chapter 17, who gets into a cab?

4. Why does Maidanov not like Zinaida's idea for a poem?

5. What was Princess Zasyekin's husband like?

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