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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Varka's mother?

2. What does Dolgushov do for a job?

3. What does Dolgushov hand to the troop commander?

4. Where is Dolgushov injured?

5. In "Sunstroke", how old is the woman's child?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Masha's condition in "The Cave"?

3. What does the doctor say that Varka's father should do in the dream she has while holding the baby?

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the condition Dolgushov is in when he is found. Who has done this to him?

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

10. Why is Varka so tired?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the chores Varka has to perform. When does she have time for sleep? What adds to her work at the end, which finally pushes her over the edge? What moral is the story trying to convey?

Essay Topic 2

What is the function of the blue phial in "The Cave"? How does this add to the sense of foreboding in the story? What agreement does Masha hint at about the phial?

Essay Topic 3

In "A Living Relic", how does Lukerya perceive her plight? How does she cope with being alone most of the time? What is her state of mind? How does she sleep? Who visits her and how does she feel about these visits?

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