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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Cave by Evgeny Zamyatin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Bishop offer the Captain in return for going to the island where the three hermits live?
(a) Solace.
(b) A job with the church.
(c) Payment.
(d) A new coat.

2. What does Ivan Ivanovich do that causes the corpses to go silent?
(a) He coughs.
(b) He sneezes.
(c) He drops his bottle.
(d) He talks to them.

3. What does Prince Vyazemsky facetiously call a person who holds the post of stationmaster?
(a) A democrat.
(b) A dictator.
(c) An ant.
(d) A dog.

4. Who is the governor-general of Moscow at the time "The Clothesmender" takes place?
(a) Duke Sergeyevich.
(b) Count Zakrevsky.
(c) Baron Klinevich.
(d) Prince Golitsyn.

5. What does the tailor call his wife in "The Clothesmender"?
(a) Anya.
(b) Mashenka.
(c) Irinka.
(d) Natalyoshka.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gogol describes the doctor that Major Kovalyov goes to see as having pitch-black _____.

2. Where does the Bishop go when he finds he doesn't feel like sleeping?

3. To where does the police officer who brings Major Kovalyov's nose back to him, say he has to go when he is offered a cup of tea?

4. Where is the stationmaster's daughter living with Captain Minsky?

5. What perhaps causes the icy roar of the wind in "The Cave"?

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