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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Varka's mother?
(a) Fekla.
(b) Pelageya.
(c) Evgenia.
(d) Agafia.

3. What does Paka say his name would be if he were a common boy and not a prince?
(a) Pyotr.
(b) Prokopy.
(c) Pasha.
(d) Pavel.

4. In the morning, what is Varka asked to do after she lights the stove?
(a) Wash the clothes.
(b) Run to the store.
(c) Put on the samovar.
(d) Wash the dishes.

5. In "Sunstroke", what does the lieutenant hear in the cathedral?
(a) Bells tolling.
(b) A sermon.
(c) Loud singing.
(d) Ominous chanting.

6. 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 carriage whip.
(c) A swagger-stick.
(d) A night stick.

7. What perhaps causes the icy roar of the wind in "The Cave"?
(a) A misplaced polar bear.
(b) A super-mammoth.
(c) A storm.
(d) The wrath of God.

8. In "In Bondage", where does Paka wish to play?
(a) At the pond.
(b) At school.
(c) At his cousin's house.
(d) In the fields.

9. In front of the Icon in "Sleepy", what color light is burning?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

10. In "The Death of Dolgushov", what city has the enemy been beaten out of in a counterattack?
(a) Brody.
(b) Minsk.
(c) Kiev.
(d) Tossel.

11. What is the occupation of Varka's master?
(a) Clothesmender.
(b) Cobbler.
(c) Baker.
(d) Stationmaster.

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

13. How does the aunt put out the candles in "Yuletide Story"?
(a) With her fingers.
(b) With a snuffer.
(c) By blowing them out.
(d) By turning them upside down and smashing the wicks.

14. In "Sunstroke," what river is the steamer traversing when the lieutenant meets the woman he has an attraction to?
(a) The Volga.
(b) The Danube.
(c) The Neva.
(d) The Svir.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is playing below the window when Martin Martinych comes over to Masha's house while she is playing piano?

3. What part of the body does the middle-aged citizen who comes to visit the doctor in "Yuletide Story" complain about?

4. What are nurses doing as they lie in the grass in "The Death of Dolgushov"?

5. What does Dolgushov hand to the troop commander?

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