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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. As the diner conversation begins, how does the writer feel?
(a) Irritated.
(b) Saddened.
(c) Happy,
(d) Relieved.
2. Near the end of the dinner in Part 2, Chapter 4, during the writer's toast, what does he say he loves?
(a) Philanderers.
(b) Truth.
(c) Word-mongers.
(d) Big talk.
3. 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) Save his reputation with Zverkov and Simonov.
(b) Get back to work.
(c) See Liza again.
(d) Find love for himself.
4. Where is Liza from?
(a) Germany.
(b) The writer's hometown.
(c) France.
(d) Riga.
5. What would the writer have to do to buy a pistol?
(a) Sell some belongings.
(b) Get a salary advance.
(c) Get to the bank before the duel.
(d) Buy them on the black market.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the writer feel after leaving Liza?
2. Why would the writer lower his eyes when he comes in contact with the office clerks?
3. What does the writer want from Liza?
4. What does the writer say about Russian romantics?
5. Despite what the writer wants to do during the dinner, what does he do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the writer find when he arrives at the dinner party and how does he feel about it?
2. Describe the apartment of Anton Antonych.
3. In Part 2, Chapter 8, the writer is thinking back to the events of the previous day. He begins thinking about when he lit the room and saw Liza. How does he remember her face?
4. In Part 2, Chapter 9, when Liza goes to the writer's apartment, why does he think she becomes embarrassed?
5. What is Zverkov's reaction to the writer's complaint about not being informed of the change in time for the dinner party?
6. The writer continues to ridicule Liza and her work and describes a rather somber death. What does the writer say a prostitute's death will be?
7. Why does the writer state that in his life he often takes insignificant roles?
8. The writer describes some office clerks that repulse him. Discuss these characters.
9. What does the writer compare Liza to and how does he explain that even this is better than being a prostitute?
10. At the end of Part 2, Chapter 5, the writer is in the room with the prostitute and glances in the mirror. What does he see and how does he feel about it?
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