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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the lieutenant in "Sunstroke" go first to assuage his loneliness for the woman?
(a) The ballet.
(b) Home.
(c) The market.
(d) Petersburg.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the guests come to the house, in "Sleepy" what is Varka asked to run and get from the store?

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

3. What does Grishchuk have with him all the time?

4. Where does Paka tell the boys that he and his mother used to live?

5. What does the narrator of "Yuletide Story" say has likely caused the doctor's voice to grow husky and cracked?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zoshchenko write about "Yuletide Story"?

2. In "In Bondage", what happens during the dinner party of Paka's mother and afterward?

3. What happens to the narrator and Grishchuk as evening falls in "The Death of Dolgushov"?

4. What does the lieutenant in "Sunstroke" do when he goes back to the hotel room alone?

5. What do the three brothers do during the summer months in "In Bondage"?

6. What happens when Varka decides she must be free of what shackles her at the end of Sleepy?

7. How does Zamyatin describe the bedroom where Martin Martinych and Masha stay in "The Cave"?

8. In "Yuletide Story", what does the doctor think of patients in general?

9. What does Paka believe about the boys he sees passing by his house?

10. What happens to Varka's father in the hospital and why?

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