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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. Who inappropriately tries to court Katerina?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her stepfather.
(c) Her godfather.
(d) Her father.

2. How did Mr. Prohartchin's housemates feel about him when he died?
(a) Bitter.
(b) Distant.
(c) Sympathetic.
(d) Sincere.

3. Where was Dostoyevsky from?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Germany.
(c) Russia.
(d) Finalnd.

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

5. Who is the main character in 'Mr. Prohartchin'?
(a) Seethe.
(b) Semyon.
(c) Sean.
(d) Simon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What confuses Schpies about Ordynov?

2. What does Murin threaten Ordynov with?

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

4. Who is Katerina worried about at the beginning of the second part of 'The Landlady'?

5. How does Ordynov get Katerina to pay attention to him?

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