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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For one hour, what is in the cave as a result of the "god"?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

2. What are nurses doing as they lie in the grass in "The Death of Dolgushov"?
(a) Singing.
(b) Bleeding.
(c) Knitting.
(d) Reading.

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

4. What is the god of the cave-like bedroom where Martin Martinych and Masha stay?
(a) The bed.
(b) A chest of jewels.
(c) A cast-iron stove.
(d) A telephone.

5. What is playing below the window when Martin Martinych comes over to Masha's house while she is playing piano?
(a) A violin.
(b) A trumpet.
(c) A bassoon.
(d) An organ-grinder.

6. What will Varka's employers do if she falls asleep?
(a) Fire her.
(b) Beat her.
(c) Send her for coal in the snow.
(d) Lock her in the closet.

7. According to Paka, the wicked fairy got cross with his mother because she hadn't invited her to what?
(a) Christmas.
(b) His christening.
(c) His birthday party.
(d) Go to the circus.

8. What does the eldest boy call Paka?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A herring.
(c) A mosquito.
(d) A toad.

9. Whose scouts are scouring the field looking for the dead and for equipment in "The Death of Dolgushov"?
(a) Timoshka's.
(b) Vytyagaichenko's.
(c) Afonka's.
(d) Korochayev's.

10. What does Grishchuk have with him all the time?
(a) A camera.
(b) A cart.
(c) A broken fly swatter.
(d) A notebook.

11. What is the name of the master's apprentice who snores in "Sleepy"?
(a) Sergei.
(b) Afanasy.
(c) Constantine.
(d) Georgi.

12. Martin Martinych's face is as if it is made of clay, like many faces, back to whom?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Adam.
(c) Peter the Great.
(d) Cain.

13. What does Paka see on the eldest boy that surprises him?
(a) A long braid.
(b) A long scar.
(c) A gold watch.
(d) A school badge.

14. What does the doctor forget at the middle-aged citizen's apartment?
(a) His umbrella.
(b) His tool bag.
(c) His overshoes.
(d) His hat.

15. What does Dolgushov do for a job?
(a) Statistician.
(b) Telephonist.
(c) Livery man.
(d) Cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Death of Dolgushov", who has reached the woods and posted their machine guns nearby?

2. What is the name of Varka's late father?

3. What is the name of the house-chairman who comes over to Martin Martinych's place at dusk?

4. In "Yuletide Story", who clears up the story of the middle-aged man for the doctor?

5. What does Dolgushov give to the narrator?

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