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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Vladimir doing for Princess Zasyekin at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Reading to her.
(b) Copying a petition.
(c) Cleaning her house.
(d) Yard work.

2. How old is Vladimir's father?
(a) 55.
(b) Ten years younger then his mother.
(c) Ten years older then his mother.
(d) 67.

3. What appears in the window of the second lodge?
(a) A dog.
(b) A man's face.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A woman's face.

4. What does Byelovzorov claim Zinaida's word is in Chapter 4?
(a) Law.
(b) Fact.
(c) The truth.
(d) A lie.

5. What does Vladimir's father foresee in his future?
(a) Fame.
(b) An early death.
(c) A fifth marriage.
(d) A new baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does M. Petrovich greet Zinaida when he meets her the first time?

2. Who does Mme. Petrovich ask for information about the new neighbor?

3. Vladimir ask his father to join him at what after their walk?

4. What happened to Prince Zasyekin ?

5. What does Vladimir help Zinaida do at her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Zinaida love Vladimir?

2. Who does Vladimir see riding together at the end of Chapter 14? Why is this significant?

3. How does Byelovzorov act at Zinaida's party? What is her reaction to him?

4. On what subject would Zinaida write poetry about? What is Maidanov's response?

5. Describe Vladimir's emotions at the start of Chapter 13 and why they change.

6. Describe what Vladimir catches his father doing during the horseback ride in Chapter 21.

7. What does Vladimir realize at the end of Chapter 9? How does he come to this realization?

8. What does Vladimir accuse Zinaida of in Chapter 18? What is Zinaida's reaction?

9. What is Vladimir's reaction in Chapter 17 to what he sees in the garden?

10. What happens during Vladimir's father's first meeting with Zinaida? What is Vladimir's reaction?

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