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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. What is the unshaven porter wearing when the couple disembarks the boat in "Sunstroke"?
(a) Sunglasses.
(b) Epaulets.
(c) A pink shirt.
(d) Shabby black shoes.

2. For one hour, what is in the cave as a result of the "god"?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

3. What sort of eau de cologne scent is left in the hotel by the woman in "Sunstroke"?
(a) Spanish.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) English.

4. In the morning, what is Varka asked to do after she lights the stove?
(a) Run to the store.
(b) Wash the dishes.
(c) Wash the clothes.
(d) Put on the samovar.

5. What item of the master's is Varka asked to clean?
(a) His hat.
(b) His desk.
(c) His gloves.
(d) His overshoes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the doctor forget at the middle-aged citizen's apartment?

3. Where does the lieutenant in "Sunstroke" go first to assuage his loneliness for the woman?

4. How much does the prescription cost that the doctor issues to the middle-aged citizen in "Yuletide Story"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Sunstroke", why is the woman unwilling to continue her relationship with the lieutenant?

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

4. What does Antoshka say when Paka asks why he and his brother laugh all the time?

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

6. How do the peasant women treat the lieutenant at the market in "Sunstroke"?

7. How does Zamyatin describe the bedroom where Martin Martinych and Masha stay in "The Cave"?

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

9. What does Grishchuk say about women and why?

10. How is the doctor in "Yuletide Story" described?

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