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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Three Hermits by Leo Tolstoy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a friend who stops by Ivan Ivanovich's place say of his writing style?
(a) That he is copying Pushkin.
(b) That it is absurd.
(c) That it is long-winded.
(d) That it is choppy.

2. What do the three hermits live in?
(a) A tree.
(b) Out in the open.
(c) An earth hut.
(d) A cave.

3. What does the lady passing by a year prior to the story, "A Living Relic" give to Lukerya?
(a) Lotion for dry skin.
(b) A red scarf.
(c) Medicine for sleeplessness.
(d) A book on suffering.

4. 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) Joan of Arc.
(d) The Lady of Avalon.

5. From what language does Ivan Ivanovich translate books for booksellers?
(a) French.
(b) Croatian.
(c) German.
(d) Polish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Major Kovalyov go to the newspaper office?

2. What is the device used to make Russian tea that the stationmaster asks his daughter to start for him when the narrator arrives?

3. What grade is the stationmaster?

4. The clerk at the newspaper office says that the loss of Major Kovalyov's nose is (a) _____ business.

5. What does the Bishop think is speeding toward his ship?

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