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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 Olga Ivanovna's greatest talent?
(a) Acting.
(b) Painting.
(c) Acquainting with celebrities.
(d) Singing.

2. In whom does Ieronym see his friend Nikolai?
(a) The archimandrite.
(b) The narrator.
(c) A woman on the ferry.
(d) A merchant.

3. In "Ward No. 6", who is Nikita?
(a) The caretaker.
(b) The hall porter.
(c) The assistant doctor.
(d) One of the patients of Ward No. 6.

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

5. To whom is Nevyrazimov writing a letter?
(a) His children.
(b) His boss.
(c) His parents.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator arrives to the other side of the river, the place can be described as __________.

2. What did Nikolai do for Ieronym when he was alive?

3. How does Anyuta help Stepan's studies?

4. What does Yegor dislike about the village?

5. The university Stepanych works at can be described as __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. When a fellow soldier asks Gusev if he is not afraid to die, what is his response? How does his response reflect his character?

2. Describe Anya's character and how it changes from the beginning of "Anna on the Neck" to the end.

3. Why is Cherviakov so insistent on apologizing to the General?

4. Why does Katya leave to the Caucasus?

5. What causes Father Grigory to be so angry with Andreich?

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

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

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

9. What consumes Bronze so much in life over the last 50 years in "Rothschild's Fiddle"?

10. What is Katya's response to Nikolai when he writes a letter not to condemn the actors but the art of acting? What does this show about her character?

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