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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Three Hermits by Leo Tolstoy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name given to the station where the stationmaster and his daughter live?
(a) Stop 7.
(b) Station Y.
(c) Station X.
(d) Line 45.

2. What street does the barber Ivan Yakovlevich live on?
(a) Kolya Avenue.
(b) Krasnoy Street.
(c) Voznesensky Avenue.
(d) Pushkin Street.

3. What does the narrator hope will loosen the stationmaster's tongue with regard to the whereabouts of his daughter?
(a) Cough elixir.
(b) Sleepiness.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Rum punch.

4. What do editors say that Ivan Ivanovich's stories lack when he brings them to their offices?
(a) Coherence.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Humor.
(d) Salt.

5. What is the smell Pyotr Petrovich encounters as he enters the bee hut?
(a) Mint and melissa.
(b) Lavender and roses.
(c) Mesquite and mahogany.
(d) Rosemary and thyme.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ivan Ivanovich surmise that coffins become so heavy?

2. What is the last thing Lukerya asks of Pyotr Petrovich?

3. Where does Lukerya lead the singing when she is young?

4. What does Ivan Yakovlevich want for breakfast when he wakes up on March 25th?

5. What is the name of the priest who comes to see Lukerya?

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