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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Vladimir's mother behave at lunch?
(a) Irritated.
(b) Sad.
(c) Silly.
(d) Happy.

2. Where does Count Malevsky suggest Vladimir spy?
(a) In Moscow.
(b) At the lodge.
(c) At the fountain.
(d) At the stable.

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

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

5. Who sulks in the corner when he visits the lodge?
(a) Dr. Looshin.
(b) Maidanov.
(c) Byelovzorov.
(d) Vladimir.

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

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

8. How does Zinadia respond when Count Malevsky asks if her story is fiction?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She cries.
(c) She says yes.
(d) She does not respond.

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

10. What does M. Petrovich convince his wife not to do in Chapter 20?
(a) Sue for alimony.
(b) Move to town.
(c) Divorce him.
(d) Start a scandal.

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

12. In Chapter 17, what does Vladimir see when he looks at Zinaida's window?
(a) A man's face.
(b) The blinds close.
(c) The window was dark.
(d) A candle.

13. Whose words of wisdom about sacrifice does Vladimir recall in Chapter 20?
(a) Byelovzorov.
(b) Dr. Looshin.
(c) Princess Zasyekin.
(d) Zinaida.

14. In Chapter 16, who does Zinaida ask to leave the party?
(a) Vladimir.
(b) Dr. Looshin.
(c) Count Malevsky.
(d) Maidanov.

15. Who visits Vladmir's house in Chapter 17?
(a) Pyotr Petrovich.
(b) Zinadia and Princess Zasyekin.
(c) Count Malevsky.
(d) Dr. Looshin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Zinaida chide Vladimir in Chapter 10?

2. Where does Vladimir find his father after he sees Zinaida on the horse?

3. Who does Vladimir know he is destined to see again?

4. How would Byelovzorov respond to the man in Zinadia's story?

5. How does Zinaida receive Vladimir at the start of Chapter 13?

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