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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. On what street does Pennybrook have a shop?
(a) Lafayette.
(b) Prince.
(c) Crosby.
(d) Spring.

2. To which of the following is Pushkin compared?
(a) Lamech.
(b) Methuselah.
(c) Enoch.
(d) Jared.

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

4. What book is Touchett reading as “The Ballad of Timothy Touchett” begins?
(a) Collected Stories.
(b) Collected Letters.
(c) Collected Essays.
(d) Retrospection.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street does Pushkin expect to find thread?

2. How much would Touchett’s grandmother send him?

3. For how many hours does Pushkin wait for cabbage?

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

5. For which of the following does Marya Borevna queue while Pushkin queues on her behalf?

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