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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stories 11 through 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brought Gusev away to the Far East?
(a) A woman.
(b) Exile.
(c) Military service.
(d) There was promise of money as a merchant.

2. Why is Varka happy to fetch the firewood?
(a) She is cold.
(b) She wants to be outside.
(c) Activity makes her less sleepy.
(d) It gets her away from the mistress of the house.

3. What causes Pavel Ivanych in "Gusev" to be more irritable than usual?
(a) When the ship tosses.
(b) When there is not enough to drink.
(c) When the card players get too rowdy.
(d) When the air becomes too humid.

4. When the narrator arrives to the other side of the river, the place can be described as __________.
(a) Somber.
(b) Languid.
(c) Bustling.
(d) Peaceful.

5. What is Nikolai the porter's proficiency?
(a) The latest in medicine.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) University news.
(d) Mathematics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Anyuta to cry?

2. What is the ordinary conversation between Mikhail and Katya?

3. What feeling does Gusev have before he dies?

4. According to Stepanych, what does Pyotr lack to set the world on fire?

5. Whom does Varka see in her dreams?

(see the answer key)

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