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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. What does a man who is called a Rag do?
(a) Beg on the street.
(b) Clean chimneys.
(c) Anything for other men.
(d) Shine boots.

2. What does Murin never do with Katerina?
(a) Go out in public.
(b) Attend church.
(c) Make love.
(d) Leave the country.

3. What does Murin make Ordynov do in order to protect Katerina from him?
(a) Go to school.
(b) Turn over his weapons.
(c) Rent a separate room.
(d) Move out.

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

5. Who is Katerina worried about at the beginning of the second part of 'The Landlady'?
(a) The older man.
(b) Her boarder.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) The young man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ordynov do with Yaroslav?

2. Who does Katerina blame for her mother's death?

3. What kind of lodgers did the landlady like to house?

4. What does the Rag compare his timidity to?

5. What does Murin threaten Ordynov with?

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