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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Short Stories : Chapter 12, Gentle Spirit Cont..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the wife of the swallowed man consider a divorce?
(a) He is assumed to be as good as dead.
(b) He refuses to harm the crocodile.
(c) He stops getting paid.
(d) He says he will be disfigured.

2. Where does the crocodile live?
(a) A zoo.
(b) A forest.
(c) A refuge.
(d) An arcade.

3. What did Semyon talk about when he got a little drunk?
(a) His fascination with Stepan's daughter.
(b) His love life.
(c) The way he felt about Stepan.
(d) The reforms in Russia.

4. What does NOT happen on holidays in 'The Peasant Marey'?
(a) Visits.
(b) Religious services.
(c) Work.
(d) Eating.

5. What does the main character of 'A Gentle Spirit' buy from the girl that no one else would have?
(a) Pictures.
(b) Stones.
(c) All of these.
(d) Jewelery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the old man at the beginning of 'Another Man's Wife' waiting for?

2. What is the title of the third part of 'A Gentle Spirit'?

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

4. Why did Stepan arrange the meeting in 'An Unpleasant Predicament'?

5. Where does Ordynov go after renting some rooms?

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