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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 first thing Anna says to Gurov?
(a) He bites."
(b) "Be careful."
(c) "He doesn't bite."
(d) "He's afraid of you."

2. Anna says, after making love to Gurov, "You'll be the first to ______ me now."
(a) Love.
(b) Respect.
(c) Despise.
(d) Adore.

3. What does Gurov remember while he looks at Anna after their first kiss?
(a) The women of his past.
(b) His wife.
(c) His children.
(d) Himself.

4. With the women whom Gurov had lost interest in the past, what did their negligees look like to him?
(a) The scales of a dragon.
(b) Tatters.
(c) Corpses.
(d) The scales of a snake.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first breaks the silence while Gurov and Anna stare at the sea in Chapter 2?

2. Where do Gurov and Anna sit in Chapter 2 after they've left town?

3. How many children does Anna have?

4. Anna tells Gurov, "It's a good thing I'm going. It's _____."

5. What did Anna tell her husband before coming to Yalta?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gurov regard the life he leads in open view to be?

2. Why is the lady with the pet dog a topic of conversation in the beginning of the novella?

3. Where does Gurov live? What is his profession and education?

4. What does Gurov do once the travelers have dispersed in Chapter 2? How does Anna react?

5. What does Anna tell Gurov at the end of Chapter 3?

6. What does Gurov do while Anna is crying in Chapter 4? What is this a near repetition of in the novella?

7. Gurov believes that the memory of Anna will have faded after a month of being home. Does it? How is he affected one month later?

8. How are Anna's and Gurov's meetings arranged in the city in Chapter 4?

9. How does Anna describe her husband in Chapter 2? How old was she when she married?

10. How old was Gurov when he married his wife? How did their marriage take place?

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