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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who has Vladimir not seen at the start of Chapter 15?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) Zinaida.
(d) Byelovzorov.

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

4. How does Dr. Looshin's behavior change in Chapter 10?
(a) He becomes sappy.
(b) He becomes softer.
(c) He becomes kinder.
(d) He becomes more malicious.

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

6. Who does Zinaida say will deliver her a horse for her to ride?
(a) Count Malevsky.
(b) Vladimir's father.
(c) Vladimir.
(d) Vladimir's mother.

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

8. What ailment is Vladimir suffering from at the start of Chapter 18?
(a) The mumps.
(b) The measels.
(c) A cold.
(d) A headache.

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

10. What is Vladimir's response the question Zinaida asks in the garden?
(a) That his father is married.
(b) That she is pretty.
(c) That he no longer loves her.
(d) That she has changed.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Vladimir a bad page?

2. Who discovers Vladimir keeping a close eye on Zinaida?

3. Who would loan the man in Zinadia's story money with interest?

4. What does Vladimir think of Dr. Looshin?

5. Where does Count Malevsky suggest Vladimir spy?

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