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

2. What does the Rag say he has never done for money?
(a) Begged.
(b) Slept with a woman.
(c) Taken a bribe.
(d) Killed a man.

3. How does the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' say her employers treat her?
(a) Unconsciously.
(b) Badly.
(c) Pityingly.
(d) Kindly.

4. Who rescues the boy the morning after the party?
(a) Some grown men.
(b) Some old spinsters.
(c) Some older boys.
(d) Some young women.

5. Where is 'Polzunkov' set?
(a) Finalnd.
(b) Germany.
(c) Russia.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a man who is called a Rag do?

2. What did Dostoyevsky say ended the childhood of the boy?

3. What is the occupation of the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit'?

4. How does the little boy in 'A Little Hero' fall asleep the night after the party?

5. How long was 'Polzunkov'?

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