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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is charged with watching over Paka?

2. For one hour, what is in the cave as a result of the "god"?

3. What is the name of Varka's mother?

4. In front of the Icon in "Sleepy", what color light is burning?

5. How old is Nanny Varka?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Masha's condition in "The Cave"?

3. What does Antoshka say when Paka asks why he and his brother laugh all the time?

4. Describe the condition Dolgushov is in when he is found. Who has done this to him?

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

9. Why does Selikhov come over to Martin Martinych's place?

10. How do the peasant women treat the lieutenant at the market in "Sunstroke"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Yuletide Story", why does the narrator call the old woman "the flower of god"? What does she do that causes him to use sarcasm in his description of her?

Essay Topic 2

How is it that Varka becomes a nanny to the cobbler's baby? What has happened to her family? How is she treated by the cobbler and his wife?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the chores Varka has to perform. When does she have time for sleep? What adds to her work at the end, which finally pushes her over the edge? What moral is the story trying to convey?

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