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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12: Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 11, why did guests gather at the Zasyekins' lodge?
(a) To dance.
(b) To play cards.
(c) To read news.
(d) To discuss Maidanov's poetry.

2. In what style will Maidanov rewrite Zinaida's poem?
(a) Limerick.
(b) Sonnet.
(c) Haiku.
(d) Byronic style.

3. What does Vladimir drop in the grass while spying?
(a) His knife.
(b) His sandwich.
(c) His flashlight.
(d) His pencil.

4. What does Vladimir's mother force him to wear to dinner with Princess Zasyekin and Zinaida?
(a) A vest.
(b) A top hat.
(c) His short jacket.
(d) Flowers in his lapel.

5. What does Vladimir hear while in the garden in Chapter 17, alerting him to another person's presence?
(a) A cough.
(b) A twig snap.
(c) A whisper.
(d) A sneeze.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Looshin claim Zinaida should not drink?

2. How does Zinaida deliver the invitation to Vladimir to meet her the next evening?

3. What did M. Petrovich hear about Zinaida?

4. What does Princess Zasyekin thank M. Petrovich for after dinner?

5. What game does Zinaida want to play in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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