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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. What is the ordinary conversation between Mikhail and Katya?
(a) Praises for the theater.
(b) Ill gossip about people.
(c) The latest in medicine.
(d) Stepanych's health.

2. What insulting word does Andreich call his daughter Maria?
(a) A philosopher.
(b) A whore.
(c) A slut.
(d) A harlot.

3. What do Stepanych and his wife discuss every morning?
(a) Liza.
(b) The weather.
(c) Katya.
(d) His health and their son.

4. What does the judge think of Grigoriev?
(a) He thinks highly of the man but not his actions.
(b) He feels pity for the poor fellow.
(c) He thinks Grigoriev is mentally unstable.
(d) He believes Grigoriev is a liar.

5. What do Nevyrazimov and Paramon hear through the vents?
(a) A carriage crash.
(b) Voices.
(c) Children playing.
(d) Church bells and carriages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anya do for her family when she gains access to money?

2. Why is the Tartar exiled in Siberia?

3. What makes Nevyrazimov feel better?

4. What consolation does Yegor give to Pelageya when he leaves her?

5. Why is business bad for Bronze in "Rothschild's Fiddle"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does real life affect Varka's sleep at night?

2. Compare and contrast Mashenka and Matvei's reaction to Vasya's letter that he is returning home.

3. What stops Nevyrazimov from moving up in the world?

4. What happens to officials who deal with people's suffering, such as judges, policemen, and doctors? How does this affect the innocent?

5. What changes are observed in Nikolai Stepanych's lectures from the past to the present?

6. What makes akathists so difficult?

7. How does Ieronym invite the narrator of "Easter Night" to ask about Ieronym's sorrows? How does he hint at his current sorrow?

8. Describe Maria's upbringing under Andreich. What is Andreich's role in her life?

9. Compare Nikolai Stepanych's (A Boring Story) public name to the real person.

10. As Gusev drifts in and out of sleep, what thoughts interchange in his dreams?

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