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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. Who does Lukerya say has great patience when Pyotr Petrovich compliments her on her own patience?
(a) Mary Magdalene.
(b) Simeon Stylites.
(c) Noah.
(d) John the Baptist.

2. Who is staying in Room One the next New Year's Eve in "The Clothesmender"?
(a) The Queen.
(b) The President.
(c) The Big Shot.
(d) The Ambassador.

3. What does the orphan girl bring to Lukerya when she drops by?
(a) Cakes.
(b) Friends.
(c) Gold pieces.
(d) Flowers.

4. What sort of steamer does the woman take when she leaves the lieutenant in "Sunstroke"?
(a) A Samolyot steamer.
(b) A paddle steamer.
(c) A stern-wheeler steamer.
(d) A Samovar steamer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the tailor call his wife in "The Clothesmender"?

2. Who does Pyotr Petrovich say is the woman who takes up the sword in the story Lukerya tells?

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

4. In "Sunstroke," what river is the steamer traversing when the lieutenant meets the woman he has an attraction to?

5. What is the tailor handed when he walks into Room One after being summoned there by the occupant?

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