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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. In "Sunstroke", what does the lieutenant slap his boots with while contemplating the woman's absence in the hotel room?
(a) A swagger-stick.
(b) An umbrella.
(c) A night stick.
(d) A carriage whip.

2. In front of the Icon in "Sleepy", what color light is burning?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

3. What does Dolgushov hand to the troop commander?
(a) His regimental book.
(b) His telephone.
(c) His flints.
(d) His eyeglasses.

4. What is the occupation of Varka's master?
(a) Baker.
(b) Cobbler.
(c) Clothesmender.
(d) Stationmaster.

5. In "In Bondage", where does Paka wish to play?
(a) At school.
(b) In the fields.
(c) At his cousin's house.
(d) At the pond.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the couple in "Sunstroke" wakes up in the morning, what does the lieutenant smell in the air?

2. In "Sunstroke", what does the lieutenant hear in the cathedral?

3. What does Paka see on the eldest boy that surprises him?

4. What sort of steamer does the woman take when she leaves the lieutenant in "Sunstroke"?

5. What does Martin Martinych hide from Masha that is in his desk drawer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the three brothers do during the summer months in "In Bondage"?

2. What happens when Varka decides she must be free of what shackles her at the end of Sleepy?

3. In "Yuletide Story", what does the doctor think of patients in general?

4. What does Paka believe about the boys he sees passing by his house?

5. In "In Bondage", what happens during the dinner party of Paka's mother and afterward?

6. What does the lieutenant in "Sunstroke" do when he goes back to the hotel room alone?

7. How are the conditions at the Obertyshevs' place?

8. What does Zoshchenko write about "Yuletide Story"?

9. In "The Death of Dolgushov", what does a wounded delegate say when Vytyagaichenko is leaving him and the other wounded and how does Vytyagaichenko respond?

10. Why does Selikhov come over to Martin Martinych's place?

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