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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to "what a character is doing at any point in a piece of literature," such as "Gurov Kisses Anna"?
(a) Subtext.
(b) Objective.
(c) Action.
(d) Meaning.

2. When does Gurov leave to see Anna in Chapter 3?
(a) August.
(b) September.
(c) December.
(d) November.

3. Where was Chekhov living while he wrote The Lady with the Pet Dog?
(a) Venice.
(b) The provinces of Russia.
(c) Yalta.
(d) Moscow.

4. What does the Governor's daughter wear at the theater?
(a) A fur coat.
(b) A fur hat.
(c) A mask.
(d) A feather boa.

5. What does Gurov ask Anna to do at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Stop crying.
(b) Leave with him.
(c) Make him dinner.
(d) Call his wife.

6. What does Anna do when Gurov enters in Chapter 4?
(a) Screams.
(b) Runs.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Cries.

7. Upon what sea is Yalta located?
(a) The Black Sea.
(b) The Indian Sea.
(c) The Balkan Sea.
(d) The Norman Sea.

8. What show is being performed at the local theater in Chapter 3?
(a) The Bolshevik.
(b) The Geisha Girl.
(c) The Phantom of the Opera.
(d) The Beggar's Opera.

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

10. In what row do Anna and her husband sit at the theater?
(a) Back.
(b) First.
(c) Second.
(d) Third.

11. What does Anna ask Gurov in the stairwell of the theater in Chapter 3?
(a) "Where is your wife?"
(b) "Where have you been?"
(c) "Why didn't you come earlier?"
(d) "Why did you come?"

12. What is Gurov overtaken by a need to share with someone in Chapter 3?
(a) His anger.
(b) His need for a divorce.
(c) His forgiveness.
(d) His memories.

13. What is the fence surrounding Anna's house studded with?
(a) Holes.
(b) Naval pendants.
(c) Fleur de lis.
(d) Upturned nails.

14. In what setting does Chapter 3 begin?
(a) Crimea.
(b) The provinces.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Yalta.

15. What would be the falling action in Chapter 4?
(a) Gurov and Anna divorcing their spouses.
(b) Gurov and Anna sailing on a ship.
(c) Gurov and Anna hoping to find a solution.
(d) Gurov and Anna running away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fill in the blank: "He did not dream of Anna, she accompanied him everywhere he went like __________."

2. What had none of the women that Gurov had previously been with, been in their time with him?

3. What does the horseman not have in Gurov's room at the hotel?

4. Which of the following is a major theme of The Lady with the Pet Dog?

5. Where in Chapter 4 is the climax of the novella?

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