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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Cave by Evgeny Zamyatin.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item of the master's is Varka asked to clean?
(a) His desk.
(b) His gloves.
(c) His hat.
(d) His overshoes.

3. How does the Bishop teach the three hermits to pray?
(a) By taking them back to the ship.
(b) According to the Lord's scripture.
(c) Kneeling on the sand.
(d) According to the teaching style of Rome.

4. Why does the second hermit have trouble reciting what the Bishop teaches him?
(a) Because he is deaf.
(b) Because he won't listen.
(c) Because he doesn't speak the same language.
(d) Because his whiskers are overgrown.

5. Who is the governor-general of Moscow at the time "The Clothesmender" takes place?
(a) Count Zakrevsky.
(b) Duke Sergeyevich.
(c) Prince Golitsyn.
(d) Baron Klinevich.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wants Major Kovalyov to marry her daughter?

2. Which composer's Opus 74 lies on Martin's desk?

3. Gogol describes the doctor that Major Kovalyov goes to see as having pitch-black _____.

4. How do the three hermits greet the Bishop when he lands on their island?

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

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