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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. What do the writer's colleagues think of him?
2. How does the writer describe his face?
3. In Part 2, Chapter 8, who delivers the writer's letter?
4. 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?
5. As the dinner proceeds, how is the writer feeling?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the writer find when he arrives at the dinner party and how does he feel about it?
2. How does the writer describe the room he finds himself in after being drunk at the dinner party?
3. In Part 2, Chapter 6, the writer wakes up to a clock chiming. How does he describe the clock?
4. The writer wakes up after being drunk and finds someone next to him. How does he describe this person?
5. Why is the writer surprised that Liza does not leave after being lied to and yelled at?
6. What is Zverkov's reaction to the writer's complaint about not being informed of the change in time for the dinner party?
7. The writer continues to ridicule Liza and her work and describes a rather somber death. What does the writer say a prostitute's death will be?
8. Describe the characteristics of a romantic, according to the writer.
9. When Liza visits the writer at his home, the situation seems rather intense. What does the writer say that people often do in such situations?
10. The writer describes some office clerks that repulse him. Discuss these characters.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Based on the writer's interactions with others, do you think he is respected? Why or why not? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss who the writer is writing to. Does he anticipate others to read his notes? Does he withhold any information in fear that someone will read his notes? What does this style of narration add to or take away from the story?
Essay Topic 3
In Part 2 of the book, the writer often refers to the snow. What does the snow represent to or say about the writer?
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