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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 the pawn broker suffering from when he goes to bed?
(a) A headache.
(b) A toothache.
(c) A side ache.
(d) A case of heart burn.

2. Why did Stepan arrange the meeting in 'An Unpleasant Predicament'?
(a) He was promoting them.
(b) He was firing them.
(c) It was his birthday.
(d) They were being re-assigned.

3. What does the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' say he knows better than anyone else?
(a) How wise he can be.
(b) How ridiculous he is.
(c) How fortunate he is.
(d) How to achieve his dreams.

4. What does the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' have to lure the girl to do?
(a) Come around more often.
(b) Take lower prices.
(c) Have conversation.
(d) Call him by his first name.

5. What is ruined because of drinking in 'An Unpleasant Predicament'?
(a) A wedding.
(b) All of these.
(c) A birthday party.
(d) A marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title do the men meeting in 'An Unpleasant Predicament' have?

2. Who labeled the girl's husband?

3. What did the old man call the main character in 'The Peasant Marey' when he got scared as a child?

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

5. who greatly benefited from the kindness of the main character in 'The Peasant Marey'?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the death of the crocodile cause for Russia?

2. What happens to the scared little boy in 'The Heavenly Christmas Tree'?

3. Why has Stepan invited friends to a meeting in 'An Unpleasant Predicament'?

4. What did the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' hope to accomplish by meeting with a young lieutenant?

5. What do people tell the wife of the man in the Crocodile choose to do about her situation?

6. Where does the boy in 'The Heavenly Christmas Tree' hide when he gets scared?

7. What does the boy in 'The Heavenly Christmas Tree' see while he is hiding?

8. What did the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' say about the church going people?

9. What are some of the things that keep the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' from killing himself?

10. What stopped the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' from wanting to be suicidal?

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