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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 does the main character of 'A Gentle Spirit' buy from the girl that no one else would have?
(a) Pictures.
(b) All of these.
(c) Jewelery.
(d) Stones.

2. What about the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' was described as evil?
(a) Her smile.
(b) Her soul.
(c) Her face.
(d) Her eyes.

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

4. Why was the man with the crocodile so proud of it?
(a) It was the largest crocodile in the world.
(b) It was the only crocodile in Russia.
(c) It was as mild as a dog.
(d) It made him feel like a man.

5. How does the girl's husband feel she should act towards him?
(a) Loving.
(b) Revering.
(c) Subserviant.
(d) Attractive.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What talent did the narrator say the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' had?

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

4. What was the title of Mr. Pralinsky's father?

5. Who tugs at the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man'?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the crocodile who eats the man die?

2. How was the wedding in 'An Unpleasant Predicament' ruined?

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

4. Who does the pawn broker turn to for comfort after his wife dies?

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

6. How does the man playing cards with the wife of the man inside the crocodile treat her?

7. What kind thing does the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' say about her aunts?

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

9. How does the husband of the girl punish her for a bad trade?

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

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