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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. Why do the women in town get excited about Belikov's life?
(a) Belikov is promoted to a privy councilor.
(b) They want to arrange a marriage for him.
(c) One of the daughters falls in love with Belikov.
(d) Belikov inherits a fortune.

2. How does Olga help Vladimir when he returns to her?
(a) She gives him the house.
(b) She gives him money.
(c) She lets his family stay in the wing without pay.
(d) She helps him find a post.

3. Who is the only person who can behave comfortably around Bishop Pyotr?
(a) Sisoy.
(b) Katya.
(c) Marya.
(d) No one.

4. What is Yefimya's relationship with her husband like?
(a) It is very formal and arranged.
(b) He loves her more than she can return.
(c) She loves him dearly.
(d) She fears him.

5. How does Nikifor die?
(a) The cook accidentally drops boiling water on him.
(b) Aksinya throws him down the well.
(c) Stepan accidentally drops him.
(d) Aksinya pours boiling water on him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Yegor and Vasilisa's son-in-law have in common?

2. What do Olga and Kukin believe the public prefers?

3. What is so different about Anna from the other women Gurov usually meets?

4. Whom does Grigory Petrovich generally have a softness for?

5. How is Korolev convinced to stay overnight to watch over Liza?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Korolev show judgment on the Lialikovs?

2. In "On Official Business", what is the difference between the coroner and the doctor in the way they view life?

3. Describe what life is like in the countryside where there is a factory?

4. In "The Lady with the Little Dog", why does Dmitri Gurov see Anna Sergeeva differently than all the other women in his life? What makes her so much more appealing?

5. How is Pyotr different as a person and as a bishop?

6. What helps Olga keep her youth and what ages her so much?

7. Compare and contrast Olga's husbands and lovers. How are their personality types alike and different? How does this affect Olga as a person?

8. How does Olga become committed to Sasha?

9. Describe Belikov from "The Man in a Case" and what makes him so different from everyone else in his village. What influence does he have on the people around him?

10. From "The Darling", describe Olga's personality type.

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