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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the unshaven porter wearing when the couple disembarks the boat in "Sunstroke"?
(a) A pink shirt.
(b) Epaulets.
(c) Shabby black shoes.
(d) Sunglasses.

2. What is the name of the house-chairman who comes over to Martin Martinych's place at dusk?
(a) Sakharov.
(b) Zoliesky.
(c) Selikhov.
(d) Zeremensky.

3. What does Paka consider himself to be?
(a) A prince.
(b) A frog.
(c) A knight.
(d) A dog.

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

5. What does Dolgushov give to the narrator?
(a) His papers.
(b) A love letter to his girlfriend.
(c) Twenty rubles.
(d) His mother's ring.

6. Where do the narrator of "The Death of Dolgushov" and Grishchuk get fired upon near the town by enemy scouts?
(a) A mill.
(b) A blacksmith's.
(c) A cemetery.
(d) A carriage shop.

7. On which day do Martin Martinych and Masha board up the study?
(a) Unity Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Intercession Day.
(d) Halloween.

8. When the guests come to the house, in "Sleepy" what is Varka asked to run and get from the store?
(a) Two jars of pickles.
(b) Some lamb.
(c) Three bottles of beer.
(d) A wheel of cheese.

9. In "The Death of Dolgushov", who is the disgraced commander of the Fourth Division?
(a) Radziwillow.
(b) Martinych.
(c) Selikhov.
(d) Korochayev.

10. What sort of eau de cologne scent is left in the hotel by the woman in "Sunstroke"?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) Spanish.

11. Where is Dolgushov injured?
(a) His head.
(b) His back.
(c) His legs.
(d) His belly.

12. Which demon does the narrator of "In Bondage" say is a very petty demon, but one of the most dangerous?
(a) The demon of hearsay.
(b) The demon of sloth.
(c) The demon of comparison.
(d) The demon of entitlement.

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

14. In "Sunstroke", what does the lieutenant slap his boots with while contemplating the woman's absence in the hotel room?
(a) An umbrella.
(b) A night stick.
(c) A swagger-stick.
(d) A carriage whip.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paka say his name would be if he were a common boy and not a prince?

2. In "Sunstroke," what river is the steamer traversing when the lieutenant meets the woman he has an attraction to?

3. How much does the prescription cost that the doctor issues to the middle-aged citizen in "Yuletide Story"?

4. What does Martin Martinych hide from Masha that is in his desk drawer?

5. Whom does Varka see as the enemy in her dream state?

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