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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Short Stories : Chapter 3, Polzunkov.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Katerina have to care for the older man?
(a) He is her lover.
(b) He has nobody else in the world.
(c) He is ill.
(d) He pays her to.

2. What attribute does the narrator of 'Polzunkov' say will do a man well?
(a) Apprehension.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Mobility.

3. How do Mr. Prohartchin's house mates feel about each other after his death?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Distant.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Suspicious.

4. What does Murin threaten Ordynov with?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A revolver.
(d) Poison.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Katerina's mother tell Katerina that her father had died?

2. What does Ordynov do with Yaroslav?

3. What does the Rag compare his timidity to?

4. What is the name of Schpies's daughter?

5. Who finds the money Mr. Prohartchin has been hiding?

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