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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. In Part 2, Chapter 8, who delivers the writer's letter?
2. Why does the writer say he hates Liza?
3. What does Zverkov say he would do if the peasants in his countries protested?
4. What human condition does the writer state he cannot express?
5. How many days pass between the writer's first meeting with Liza and the second?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Zverkov's attitude toward the writer?
2. What is Apollon's reaction to the writer when he is asked to go to the tavern for tea and biscuits?
3. Describe the characteristics of a romantic, according to the writer.
4. In Part 2, Chapter 6, the writer wakes up to a clock chiming. How does he describe the clock?
5. What does the writer find when he arrives at the dinner party and how does he feel about it?
6. The writer wakes up after being drunk and finds someone next to him. How does he describe this person?
7. What is Zverkov's reaction to the writer's complaint about not being informed of the change in time for the dinner party?
8. 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?
9. Why does the writer think Liza comes to his apartment?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Part 2 of the book, the writer often refers to the snow. What does the snow represent to or say about the writer?
Essay Topic 2
In Part 1, Chapter 6, the reader further learns that the author lives in self pity and loathing. Discuss how this way of life has affected him in terms of his work life, love life, and social life.
Essay Topic 3
The writer discusses men of action. What does he say about men of action? How does he feel about these men? Does he think of himself as a man of action? Why or why not?
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