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Russian Stories: A Dual-Language Book Quiz

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Russian Stories: A Dual-Language Book Quiz

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1)

What color is the water in the cemetery that is being baled out with a dipper by the gravedigger in "Bobok"? (from Bobok by Fyodor Dostoevsky)

Green.
Brown.
Yellow.
Black.
2)

What does the narrator of "Yuletide Story" say has likely caused the doctor's voice to grow husky and cracked? (from Yuletide Story by Mikhail Zoshchenko)

Yelling at his nurses.
Being around sick people.
Eating coarse food.
Alcohol consumption.
3)

In "The Three Hermits", where is the Bishop sailing from? (from The Three Hermits by Leo Tolstoy)

Petersburg.
Vladivostok.
Irkutsk.
Arkhangelsk.
4)

The young man who dies of "complications" goes to which doctor before he dies? (from Bobok by Fyodor Dostoevsky)

Schultz.
Eck.
Vasiliev.
Botkin.
5)

What does the Bishop think is speeding toward his ship? (from The Three Hermits by Leo Tolstoy)

A falling star.
A whale.
A shark.
A small boat.
6)

Whom does the tailor in "The Clothesmender" marry? (from The Clothesmender by Nikolay Leskov)

The sister of the assistant barman.
The woman he buys his thread from.
His second cousin.
The general's daughter.
7)

What is the specialty of the doctor in "Yuletide Story"? (from Yuletide Story by Mikhail Zoshchenko)

Veterinary medicine.
Chiropractic.
Head and spinal injuries.
Internal and children's diseases.
8)

How much does the prescription cost that the doctor issues to the middle-aged citizen in "Yuletide Story"? (from Yuletide Story by Mikhail Zoshchenko)

Forty kopeks.
Seventy kopeks.
Two rubles.
A head cheese.
9)

In "The Clothesmender," what does the tailor's grandfather sell? (from The Clothesmender by Nikolay Leskov)

Insoles.
Shoe leather.
Shoe polish.
Shoelaces.
10)

Where is the Bishop sailing to in "The Three Hermits"? (from The Three Hermits by Leo Tolstoy)

The Sakhalin Islands.
Crete.
The Kuril Islands.
The Solovetsky Islands.
11)

When the couple in "Sunstroke" wakes up in the morning, what does the lieutenant smell in the air? (from Sunstroke by Ivan Bunin)

A perfume factory.
Baking bread.
Hay and tar.
Smoke.
12)

Who chokes on a chicken bone and dies that owned the house before the tailor? (from The Clothesmender by Nikolay Leskov)

A dog trainer.
A deacon.
A lieutenant.
An executioner.
13)

Who else is on the ship besides the Bishop in "The Three Hermits"? (from The Three Hermits by Leo Tolstoy)

Military personnel.
Prisoners.
Pilgrims.
Dogs.
14)

What does the house-chairman in "The Cave" jokingly say he prefers when asked if he would like some tea? (from The Cave by Evgeny Zamyatin)

Champagne.
Bordeaux.
Coffee.
Irish cream.
15)

Who suggests in "Bobok" that the corpses should no longer be ashamed? (from Bobok by Fyodor Dostoevsky)

Kudeyarov.
Ivan Ivanovich.
Catiche.
Klinevich.
16)

Who is charged with watching over Paka? (from In Bondage by Fyodor Sologub)

Two Arguses.
A shepherd from the village.
Two muses.
A handyman.
17)

What is the name of the house-chairman who comes over to Martin Martinych's place at dusk? (from The Cave by Evgeny Zamyatin)

Zoliesky.
Sakharov.
Selikhov.
Zeremensky.
18)

When the guests come to the house, in "Sleepy" what is Varka asked to run and get from the store? (from Sleepy by Anton Chekhov)

Some lamb.
Two jars of pickles.
Three bottles of beer.
A wheel of cheese.
19)

What does Dolgushov say to use on him when the narrator finds him? (from The Death of Dolgushov by Isaac Babel)

Morphine.
A knife.
Antibiotics.
A cartridge.
20)

What does the aunt of the middle-aged citizen want from the doctor? (from Yuletide Story by Mikhail Zoshchenko)

More medicine.
A house call for her ailing nephew.
A bandage.
A death certificate.
21)

In "The Clothesmender," what is the tailor's real last name? (from The Clothesmender by Nikolay Leskov)

Yulkin.
Laputin.
Ivanovich.
Vasily.
22)

What does the eldest boy call Paka? (from In Bondage by Fyodor Sologub)

A toad.
A puppy.
A herring.
A mosquito.
23)

What does the tailor call his wife in "The Clothesmender"? (from The Clothesmender by Nikolay Leskov)

Natalyoshka.
Anya.
Irinka.
Mashenka.
24)

In "In Bondage," what does Antoshka say the peasants do to each other when they get mad? (from In Bondage by Fyodor Sologub)

Poison each other.
Ostracize each other.
Curse each other.
Fight each other with swords.
25)

What does a friend of Ivan Ivanovich's say he thirsts to feel? (from Bobok by Fyodor Dostoevsky)

Respect.
Sedation.
God's presence.
Vodka going down his throat.
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