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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who walks up to Gurov and Anna while they watch the ocean in Chapter 2 after making love?

2. Where do Anna and Gurov go after making love in Chapter 2?

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

4. What does Anna take no time in doing after the letter from her husband arrives in Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss how Gurov feels about women in The Lady with the Pet Dog.

2. What has been the outcome of Gurov's previous affairs? How has this left him?

3. What does Gurov remark about Anna as he lays in his hotel room at the end of Chapter 1?`

4. How does Gurov's wife respond when he tries to talk to her of love in Chapter 3?

5. Describe the people arriving on the pier in Chapter 2. How are they dressed?

6. What does Gurov see in the negligees of women he's lost interest in? Why?

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

8. Where does Gurov see Anna's face in his mind in Chapter 3?

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

10. What does Anna's house look like? Describe the fence surrounding it and how Gurov regards it.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does "Betrayal" mean in the context of The Lady with the Pet Dog? Who does Anna regret betraying? Why? What is the narrator's view of the betrayal of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the three different settings of the novella. How do they compare and contrast with one another? How can this be seen symbolically?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the autobiographical elements of The Lady with the Pet Dog to Anton Chekhov's life. What characteristics did he share with the characters? What of the setting?

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