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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 15, what does Zinaida admit to Vladimir about her behavior?
(a) That she wants to marry him.
(b) That she is playing hard to get.
(c) That she has been cold towards him.
(d) That she is sad.

3. Who does Vladimir ignore in Chapter 19?
(a) Dr. Looshin.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) Zinaida.

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

5. Why is Vladimir a bad page?
(a) He does not stay by his queen night and day.
(b) He hurt his queen.
(c) He yells at his queen.
(d) He does not worship his queen.

6. What does Zinaida give Vladimir after he makes his promise?
(a) A piece of her hair.
(b) A cold stare.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A passionate kiss.

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

8. When Zinadia asks her guests to tell stories, what member of royalty does Zinaida tell a story about?
(a) A duke.
(b) A queen.
(c) A king.
(d) A princess.

9. Why does Vladimir turn down Zinaida's invitation to go riding?
(a) He is afraid of horses.
(b) He has a date.
(c) He broke his leg.
(d) He does not like large crowds.

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

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

12. What is the last line of the poem Vladimir writes?
(a) "Oh the agony!"
(b) "Oh Zinaida! Zinaida!"
(c) "My heart!"
(d) "Be still my heart!"

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

14. What does Princess Zasyekin ask her daughter about the horse?
(a) How old the horse is.
(b) What color the horse is.
(c) Where the money to pay for it will come from.
(d) If it is a thoroughbred.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Vladimir's mother behave at lunch?

4. Who does Zinaida invite to go riding with her in Chapter 13?

5. What does the young cadet make with Vladimir's knife?

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