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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Ballad of Timothy Touchett".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Pushkin initially rewarded for queuing up for others?
(a) Candy.
(b) Beans.
(c) Sausage.
(d) Sugar.

2. Which of the following writers does Touchett idolize?
(a) Tolstoy.
(b) Chekhov.
(c) Nobokov.
(d) Dostoevsky.

3. How many rooms does the cottage boast in which Pushkin and Irina lived?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

4. In which of the following queues does Petya offer to stand on Pushkin’s behalf?
(a) Butcher’s.
(b) Baker’s.
(c) Brewer’s.
(d) Barber’s.

5. For which of the following does Marya Borevna queue while Pushkin queues on her behalf?
(a) Dates.
(b) Figs.
(c) Plums.
(d) Apricots.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what city is Touchett?

2. The bakery to which Irina dispatches Pushkin is on what street?

3. Which of the following so-called mystics does “The Ballad of Timothy Touchett” cite?

4. How long is the bakery queue with Pushkin first reaches it?

5. Which of the following authors’ signatures does Touchett forge?

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