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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters IX and X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the writer goes back to the dinner party after being outside, what does he find?
(a) The others are gone.
(b) The establishment is closed.
(c) The others are talking and laughing.
(d) Only Zverkov remains.

2. As the dinner proceeds, how is the writer feeling?
(a) Redeemed.
(b) Crushed and broken.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) A part of the group.

3. What does the writer state happens to stupid Russian romantics?
(a) They died off years ago.
(b) They degenerate into Germans.
(c) They are not true romantics.
(d) They leave for France.

4. What does the writer state he would like his own will to coincide with?
(a) His understanding of the world.
(b) The majority.
(c) His education.
(d) His normal interests.

5. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 8, upon waking up, what does the writer decide is the most important thing he must do?
(a) See Liza again.
(b) Save his reputation with Zverkov and Simonov.
(c) Find love for himself.
(d) Get back to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the dinner party?

2. What does the writer feel about men of strong character?

3. How does the writer describe the current state of the world?

4. How does the writer feel about his dreams in this section?

5. What day does Anton allow visitors?

(see the answer key)

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