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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title do the men meeting in 'An Unpleasant Predicament' have?
(a) General.
(b) Captain.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Admiral.

2. Why does the first man get attacked by the crocodile?
(a) He carries meat in his pocket.
(b) He angers the owner.
(c) He attacks it.
(d) He teases it.

3. What talent did the narrator say the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' had?
(a) Manipulation.
(b) Listening.
(c) Forseeing.
(d) Obeying.

4. What kind of narrative is used in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man'?
(a) First person narrative.
(b) Third person narrative.
(c) Omniscient narrative.
(d) Second person narrative.

5. What did Semyon talk about when he got a little drunk?
(a) His fascination with Stepan's daughter.
(b) The reforms in Russia.
(c) The way he felt about Stepan.
(d) His love life.

6. What about youth does the main character of 'A Gentle Spirit' say are fantastic?
(a) Their understanding.
(b) Their ideas.
(c) Their dreams.
(d) Their hearts.

7. How is 'The Peasant Marey' narrated?
(a) First person narration.
(b) Omniscient narration.
(c) Third person narration.
(d) Second Person narration.

8. Why does the main character in 'The Peasant Marey' talk about his childhood?
(a) It makes him feel better.
(b) There are important things to know.
(c) He wants the reader to know him.
(d) He has bad memories.

9. What tool does the pawnbroker use to cultivate his wife?
(a) Love.
(b) Discipline.
(c) Fear.
(d) Bribery.

10. What is a frock?
(a) Specialized boots.
(b) A coat.
(c) A hat.
(d) Engineered pants.

11. How long did the couple go in near silence?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Years.
(c) Months.
(d) Days.

12. What was yelled that scared the main character in 'The Peasant Marey' when he was young?
(a) Stop.
(b) Fire.
(c) War.
(d) Wolf.

13. What did the main character of 'A Gentle Spirit' say the girl was suffering from?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Pride.
(c) Malnutritian.
(d) Low self-esteem.

14. How does the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' say her employers treat her?
(a) Unconsciously.
(b) Pityingly.
(c) Badly.
(d) Kindly.

15. Why did the pawnbroker think he needed to discipline the girl so much?
(a) Her spirit was too free.
(b) Her nature was too rebellious.
(c) She was so young.
(d) She was too pretty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the main character in 'The Peasant Marey' accused of?

2. What did the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' say gave him the upper hand in the situation?

3. What shows the pawn broker just how much he loves his wife?

4. What is biologically strange about the crocodile?

5. What is the pawn broker suffering from when he goes to bed?

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