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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Vladimir's mother learn of the affair?
(a) A phone call.
(b) Gossip in town.
(c) An anonymous letter.
(d) No one told her.

2. When does Vladimir go to the spy in Chapter 17?
(a) Morning.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Noon.
(d) Mid-afternoon.

3. What does Dr. Looshin claim Zinaida should not drink?
(a) Ice water.
(b) Beer.
(c) Wine.
(d) Vodka.

4. What does Zinaida admit to doing to Vladimir in Chapter 20?
(a) Torturing him.
(b) Loving him.
(c) Hating him.
(d) Ruining his life.

5. Why does Vladimir not speak with Zinaida in Chapter 18?
(a) She is not home.
(b) She is busy.
(c) Her mother is present.
(d) Her brother is present.

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

7. What does Zinaida place in Vladimir's buttonhole?
(a) A string.
(b) A button.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A rose.

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

9. Who does Vladimir see riding horses with Zinaida in Chapter 14?
(a) Princess Zasyekin.
(b) Count Malevsky.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

10. What does Zinaida yank from Vladimir?
(a) His necklace.
(b) His watch.
(c) His tie.
(d) His hair.

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

12. In Chapter 12, what does Zinaida ask Vladimir to do in order to prove his love?
(a) Buy her a kitten.
(b) Kiss her.
(c) Shout at the top of his lungs.
(d) Jump from a wall.

13. Who discovers Vladimir keeping a close eye on Zinaida?
(a) Count Malevsky.
(b) Dr. Looshin.
(c) Maidanov.
(d) The butler.

14. Why does Maidanov not like Zinaida's idea for a poem?
(a) It does not rhyme.
(b) It is too long.
(c) It is gruesome.
(d) It is too short.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does M. Petrovich convince his wife not to do in Chapter 20?

3. How does Dr. Looshin's behavior change in Chapter 10?

4. At the end of Chapter 16, what does Vladimir wonder about?

5. Who does Zinaida say will deliver her a horse for her to ride?

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