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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Short Works : Chapter 4, A Faint Heart Another Man's Wife or the Husband Under the Bed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Schpies from?
(a) America.
(b) Russia.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

2. Where was Dostoyevsky from?
(a) Finalnd.
(b) Russia.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Germany.

3. Who is Katerina worried about at the beginning of the second part of 'The Landlady'?
(a) The young man.
(b) The older man.
(c) Her boarder.
(d) Her uncle.

4. What did the author talk about when mentioning Mr. Prohartchin's need for attention?
(a) Dry motors.
(b) Babies.
(c) Squeaky hinges.
(d) Hungry cats.

5. Who finds the money Mr. Prohartchin has been hiding?
(a) His nephew.
(b) The landlady.
(c) A servant.
(d) His housemates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Rag say is his deepest desire?

2. What is the name of Shumkov's fiance?

3. How does the old man at the beginning of 'Another Man's Wife' look?

4. What kind of lodgers did the landlady like to house?

5. What confuses Schpies about Ordynov?

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