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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What smell permeates the air as Anna and Gurov walk through the corridors?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Cigarette smoke.
(d) Flowers.

2. What do Anna and Gurov begin to feel as the musicians begin tuning their instruments in the theater?
(a) Impassioned.
(b) Angry.
(c) Terrified.
(d) Overjoyed.

3. What does Gurov note about his appearance in Chapter 4?
(a) He is balding.
(b) His hair is turning gray.
(c) He has gained weight.
(d) He has grown thin.

4. What does Anna's husband appear to do with every step he takes?
(a) Bow.
(b) Dance.
(c) Tiptoe.
(d) Trip.

5. What is the weather like in Chapter 4?
(a) Snowy.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Hot.
(d) Humid.

6. Where does Anna go to see Gurov?
(a) Petersburg.
(b) Crimea.
(c) Yalta.
(d) Moscow.

7. What does Gurov catch sight of while consoling Anna in Chapter 4?
(a) His wife.
(b) A mirror.
(c) The window.
(d) His daughter.

8. What is the literary device which informs the reader of Gurov's past, age, marital status, and history?
(a) Exposition.
(b) Monologue.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) Exposure.

9. Fill in the blank: "He did not dream of Anna, she accompanied him everywhere he went like __________."
(a) His shadow.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Perfume.
(d) His wife.

10. What does the word "coxcomb" mean?
(a) Adulterer.
(b) Rogue.
(c) Slanderer.
(d) Pretentious fop.

11. What does the sign say, which Anna and Gurov stop below to talk in the theater?
(a) "Exit."
(b) "To the Upper Circle."
(c) "Restrooms."
(d) "Stage Entrance."

12. What is the temperature, as Gurov tells his daughter in Chapter 4?
(a) Three degrees above zero.
(b) One degree below zero.
(c) Ten degrees below zero.
(d) Ten degrees above zero.

13. Gurov's daughter asks him, "Why isn't there any _____ in winter"?
(a) Thunder.
(b) Rain.
(c) Sun.
(d) Lightning.

14. What does Gurov not dare to do when he approaches Anna in the theater?
(a) Speak to her.
(b) Say he loves her.
(c) Sit down beside her.
(d) Approach her husband.

15. Who is the partner of Gurov at cards?
(a) A general.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A professor.
(d) A woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the main themes of The Lady with the Pet Dog, and a trait of Gurov's?

2. What is the term which refers to the type of literature that The Lady with the Pet Dog is?

3. How often does the narrator say Anna went to see Gurov in Chapter 4?

4. Who says, "You were quite right: the sturgeon was a bit off"?

5. What is Anna's husband wearing on his suit jacket?

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