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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Vladimir runs from the garden in Chapter 2, where does he run to?
(a) The boat house.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) His room.
(d) The bathroom.

2. In Chapter 7, what game is being played at the party when Vladimir arrives?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Poker.
(c) Charades.
(d) Forfeits.

3. Why does Mme. Petrovich believe the Princess is poor?
(a) Because the Princess said she was poor.
(b) Because of the car she drives.
(c) Because of the condition of her house.
(d) Because she saw her bank statement.

4. What was Princess Zasyekin's husband like?
(a) Ugly and rude.
(b) Well-bred but ridiculous.
(c) Cruel.
(d) A peasent.

5. In Chapter 8, what does Vladimir discuss with his father in the garden?
(a) The pursuit of happiness.
(b) Liberty.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Zinaida invite Vladimir at the end of Chapter 9?

2. Who does Mme. Petrovich ask for information about the new neighbor?

3. What does Vladimir's father say will make a man free?

4. In what month do the shutters of the second lodge open?

5. At the end of Chapter 7, whose image is in Vladimir's mind as he sleeps?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Princess Zasyekin's husband.

2. What happens during Vladimir's father's first meeting with Zinaida? What is Vladimir's reaction?

3. Describe Vladimir's character as described in Chapter 1.

4. What is the nickname that Zinaida gives Vladimir?

5. In the prologue, what does the host want to guests to discuss? Describe Nicolayevich's story.

6. Describe what Vladimir catches his father doing during the horseback ride in Chapter 21.

7. What happens when Vladimir is asked to tell his story? Why?

8. Who gives Zinaida a kitten and why does he give her that gift?

9. In Chapter 16, what does Zinaida suggest everyone share with each other in the lodge? What do they end up sharing instead?

10. Why does Zinaida stop receiving guests in Chapter 15?

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