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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zinaida claim at the start of Chapter 15?
(a) That she is very busy.
(b) That her horse ran away.
(c) That she is sick.
(d) That she is engaged.

2. How does Vladimir feel at the start of Chapter 13?
(a) Sad and lonely.
(b) Happy and proud.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Confused yet excited.

3. In Chapter 14, who chases Zinaida on a horse?
(a) Count Malevsky.
(b) Princess Zasyekin.
(c) Byelovzorov.
(d) Vladimir's father.

4. Which of Zinaida's suitors disappears?
(a) M. Petrovich.
(b) Byelovzorov.
(c) Vladimir.
(d) Dr. Looshin.

5. What does Vladimir wear around his neck instead of a tie?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Zinaida's ribbon.
(c) A piece of rope.
(d) A necklace.

6. How does Zinaida admit to loving Vladimir?
(a) She loves him deeply.
(b) She loves him like a child.
(c) She loves him like a wife loves a husband.
(d) She loves him like a pet.

7. Which suitor begins to wait on Princess Zasyekin?
(a) Byelovzorov.
(b) Dr. Looshin.
(c) Maidanov.
(d) Count Malevsky.

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

9. At the start of Chapter 17, who gets into a cab?
(a) Vladimir and Zinaida.
(b) Zinaida and Princess Zasyekin.
(c) Vladimir's mother.
(d) Vladimir.

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

11. Who did Vladimir's father have an affair with?
(a) No one.
(b) Zinaida.
(c) Princess Zasyekin.
(d) Anastasia.

12. Where do the characters gather at the start of Chapter 16?
(a) The river.
(b) The lodge.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The garden.

13. In Chapter 19, what does the pantry boy tell Vladimir?
(a) Zinaida came looking for him.
(b) He is quitting his job.
(c) His parents had a fight.
(d) His parents are selling the house.

14. What does the young cadet make with Vladimir's knife?
(a) A whistle.
(b) A carving.
(c) A sculpture.
(d) Dinner.

15. What must Vladimir do when he sees Zinaida in the window in Chapter 20?
(a) Cry.
(b) Turn his back.
(c) Say a final goodbye.
(d) Throws a rock at the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Zinaida ask Vladimir to the garden in Chapter 15?

2. Who does Vladimir see while spying in the garden?

3. What does Zinaida place in Vladimir's buttonhole?

4. Which Shakespearean character is Vladimir compared to in Chapter 17?

5. In Chapter 12, what does Zinaida ask Vladimir to do in order to prove his love?

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