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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 does the writer ask Apollon to get for him at the tavern?
(a) Tea and biscuits.
(b) Wine.
(c) Food.
(d) Liquor.

2. What do the writer's dreams sometimes cause him to do?
(a) Commit crimes.
(b) Embrace people.
(c) Fall in love.
(d) Seclude himself.

3. In Part 2, a number of event happen to the writer, including going to a dinner party with old friends and meeting a prostitute. How does the writer feel about the events that happen that day?
(a) They just happen.
(b) They happen in the past.
(c) It is only a dream.
(d) They have not yet happened.

4. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 4, the writer arrives early to a dinner party. What time is the dinner scheduled to begin?
(a) 6:00 pm.
(b) 5:00 pm.
(c) 5:30 pm.
(d) 6:30 pm.

5. Who is Anton Atonych Setchkin?
(a) The writer's neighbor.
(b) The writer's rival.
(c) The writer's brother.
(d) The writer's only regular acquaintance.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 2, the writer discusses dreaming. How long does the writer dream in his corner?

2. Why is the writer often dissatisfied with himself?

3. In the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 6, the writer describes the chiming of the clock. What state of mind does he say he is in at that time?

4. What does the writer say about Russian romantics?

5. What does the writer do during the toast to Zverkov?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the characteristics of a romantic, according to the writer.

2. What does the writer compare Liza to and how does he explain that even this is better than being a prostitute?

3. When the writer goes to visit Anton Antonych, there are other men also visiting. What do the men discuss and how does the writer feel about this conversation?

4. After the writer has finished his speech to Liza, he turns to leave. Before he goes, she gives him a letter to read. Who was the letter from and what did it say?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 9, when Liza goes to the writer's apartment, why does he think she becomes embarrassed?

6. In Part 2, Chapter 8, the writer decides to borrow money from his friend Anton Antonych in order to repay Simonov. Why does Anton Antonych so readily lend the money?

7. What does the writer find when he arrives at the dinner party and how does he feel about it?

8. What is Apollon's reaction to the writer when he is asked to go to the tavern for tea and biscuits?

9. The writer wakes up after being drunk and finds someone next to him. How does he describe this person?

10. In Part 2, Chapter 6, the writer wakes up to a clock chiming. How does he describe the clock?

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