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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the dog do in Chapter 1 when Gurov shakes his finger at it?
(a) Growls.
(b) Runs away.
(c) Barks.
(d) Yips.

2. Where is the site of Gurov's vacation home?
(a) Mountainside.
(b) Seaside.
(c) Desert.
(d) Forest.

3. What do Anna's features do following making love with Gurov?
(a) Droop.
(b) Tighten.
(c) Shrink.
(d) Flush.

4. Where does Gurov work?
(a) A library.
(b) A bank.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A university.

5. Where did Anna buy the scents which fill her room?
(a) A Japanese shop.
(b) A Chinese shop.
(c) A Hawaiian shop.
(d) A German shop.

6. How long has Gurov been in town at the beginning of the novella?
(a) Two months.
(b) One month.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Two weeks.

7. What does Gurov have a great deal of disregard for?
(a) Cats.
(b) Women.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Children.

8. What has Gurov been for a long time in his marriage?
(a) Loving.
(b) Abusive.
(c) Faithful.
(d) Unfaithful.

9. How many houses does Gurov own in Moscow?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

10. What do Anna and Gurov sit near in Chapter 2 while out of town?
(a) A library.
(b) A church.
(c) A museum.
(d) A school.

11. What does Anna tell Gurov that she hates in Chapter 2?
(a) Him.
(b) Love.
(c) Passion.
(d) Immorality.

12. How is the weather in Chapter 2 while Gurov and Anna sit outside of town?
(a) Snowing.
(b) Windy.
(c) Raining.
(d) Still.

13. How old was Anna when she married her husband?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Nineteen.

14. How old is Gurov?
(a) Close to twenty.
(b) Close to thirty.
(c) Close to forty.
(d) Close to fifty.

15. How often does Gurov notice Anna in the beginning of her stay?
(a) Weekly.
(b) Daily.
(c) Every few days.
(d) Hourly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has become the topic of general conversation among the vacationers?

2. What does Gurov eat in the room after making love to Anna?

3. How many children does Gurov have?

4. What does Anna say she has always been burning with?

5. What does Anna's husband say he's having problems with in his letter in Chapter 2?

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