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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sunstroke by Ivan Bunin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the couple in "Sunstroke" wakes up in the morning, what does the lieutenant smell in the air?
(a) Baking bread.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Hay and tar.
(d) A perfume factory.

2. Where is Lukerya taken when the weather gets cold?
(a) To a hospital.
(b) To the blacksmith's house.
(c) To the shed next to the furnace.
(d) To the bathhouse lobby.

3. In "The Clothesmender," what is the tailor's real last name?
(a) Ivanovich.
(b) Laputin.
(c) Vasily.
(d) Yulkin.

4. What does the tailor's new wife say she will bring to the marriage in "The Clothesmender"?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Luck.
(c) Many children.
(d) A huge dowry.

5. In "Sunstroke", what does the lieutenant slap his boots with while contemplating the woman's absence in the hotel room?
(a) A night stick.
(b) A carriage whip.
(c) An umbrella.
(d) A swagger-stick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lukerya keep hearing on the day of her death in "The Living Relic"?

2. Who does Lukerya say has great patience when Pyotr Petrovich compliments her on her own patience?

3. What sort of eau de cologne scent is left in the hotel by the woman in "Sunstroke"?

4. What is the last thing Lukerya asks of Pyotr Petrovich?

5. What is the fabric the woman on the steamer's dress made of in "Sunstroke"?

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