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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bobok by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who suggests in "Bobok" that the corpses should no longer be ashamed?
(a) Klinevich.
(b) Ivan Ivanovich.
(c) Kudeyarov.
(d) Catiche.

2. What does the narrator hope will loosen the stationmaster's tongue with regard to the whereabouts of his daughter?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Sleepiness.
(c) Rum punch.
(d) Cough elixir.

3. What are Pyotr Petrovich and his friend hunting for?
(a) Black grouse.
(b) Game hens.
(c) Pheasant.
(d) Ptarmigan.

4. Where is the stationmaster's daughter living with Captain Minsky?
(a) Novosibirsk.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Petersburg.
(d) Latvia.

5. What do editors say that Ivan Ivanovich's stories lack when he brings them to their offices?
(a) Salt.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Coherence.
(d) Humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks Ivan Ivanovich if he will ever be sober in "Bobok"?

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

3. What does Lukerya make the wreath out of in her dreams?

4. What does a friend who stops by Ivan Ivanovich's place say of his writing style?

5. Where is the narrator in "The Stationmaster" traveling in May 1816?

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