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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 Pyotr Petrovich say is the woman who takes up the sword in the story Lukerya tells?
(a) Catherine the Great.
(b) Lady Godiva.
(c) The Lady of Avalon.
(d) Joan of Arc.

2. What does Lukerya keep hearing on the day of her death in "The Living Relic"?
(a) Church bells.
(b) A lark.
(c) A chorus of angels.
(d) Swarms of bees.

3. From where has the woman in "Sunstroke" boarded the steamer?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Myshkin.
(c) Anapa.
(d) Kizhi.

4. Who chokes on a chicken bone and dies that owned the house before the tailor?
(a) A dog trainer.
(b) A lieutenant.
(c) An executioner.
(d) A deacon.

5. In "Sunstroke," what river is the steamer traversing when the lieutenant meets the woman he has an attraction to?
(a) The Volga.
(b) The Svir.
(c) The Neva.
(d) The Danube.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in the church suggests a place for the narrator to live in "The Clothesmender"?

2. Who is staying in Room One the next New Year's Eve in "The Clothesmender"?

3. What sort of steamer does the woman take when she leaves the lieutenant in "Sunstroke"?

4. In "Sunstroke", how old is the woman's child?

5. What are Pyotr Petrovich and his friend hunting for?

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