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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. Who was Shumkov's fiance attracted to?
(a) Shumkov's father.
(b) Shumkov's boss.
(c) Shumkov's land lord.
(d) Shumkov's friend.

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

3. What is the boy told to do the morning after the party?
(a) Ride a pony.
(b) Fight in a match.
(c) Cut down a tree.
(d) Take a test.

4. What is the occupation of the men in 'A Faint Heart'?
(a) Store Owners.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Writers.
(d) Miners.

5. What does the Rag say he is the suckling babe of?
(a) Mother Russia.
(b) His dreams.
(c) Alchohol.
(d) Societal standards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main character of 'Mr. Prohartchin' very vocal about?

2. What is the name of Schpies's daughter?

3. What kind of complex is Katerina put under?

4. How many months of deposit money did Ordynov give Schpies?

5. What does the older man talk to the younger man about at the beginning of 'Another Man's Wife'?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ordynov change after his relationship with Katerina had ended?

2. What happened to Katerina's house at the end of 'The Landlady'?

3. How does 'Polzunkov' end?

4. What does Ivanitch find out about Pyotr's wife?

5. Why did the translator warn people against reading too many of Dostoyevsky's works in succession?

6. Why does Katerina sho so much restraint while with Ordynov at the beginning of the second part of 'The Land Lady'?

7. Why does Dostoyevsky say babies are born knowing to cry?

8. Who did Dostoyevsky say he was sending a message to with 'A Little Hero', and why?

9. How had Yaroslav changed when Ordynov saw him at the end of 'The Landlady'?

10. Why did Dostoyevsky vary the sentence length in his writing?

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