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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Short Stories : Chapter 9, A Gentle Spirit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the main character of 'A Gentle Spirit' say the girl was suffering from?
(a) Pride.
(b) Malnutritian.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Low self-esteem.

2. What is the occupation of the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit'?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Grocer.
(c) Professor.
(d) Pawn shop owner.

3. What does the Rag say is his deepest desire?
(a) To feel stable.
(b) All of these.
(c) To get married.
(d) To have children.

4. What did Dostoyevsky say ended the childhood of the boy?
(a) Winning the fighting match.
(b) His first kiss.
(c) Delivering a letter to an intended lover.
(d) Riding the pony.

5. How does the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' describe the girl's soul?
(a) Meek.
(b) Comely.
(c) Lowly.
(d) Gentle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Rag say he is the suckling babe of?

2. What does the main character of 'A Gentle Spirit' buy from the girl that no one else would have?

3. What does the Rag compare his timidity to?

4. What does the Rag say he has never done for money?

5. What attribute does the narrator of 'Polzunkov' say will do a man well?

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