View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Short Works : Chapter 4, A Faint Heart Another Man's Wife or the Husband Under the Bed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Rag known to do on a regular basis?
(a) Get arrested.
(b) Sleep with women.
(c) Borrow money.
(d) Get drunk.

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

3. When did Katerina fall in love with Ordynov?
(a) When she heard him sing.
(b) When she did his laundry.
(c) When she read his letter.
(d) While he was sick.

4. Who was Shumkov's fiance attracted to?
(a) Shumkov's land lord.
(b) Shumkov's father.
(c) Shumkov's boss.
(d) Shumkov's friend.

5. What kind of complex is Katerina put under?
(a) The Synchoptic complex.
(b) The Electra Complex.
(c) The Freudian Complex.
(d) The Oedipus Complex.

Short Answer Questions

1. What attribute is Katerina trying to exhibit at the beginning of the second part of 'The Landlady'?

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

3. What does Shumkov say he did in spite of himself?

4. What did the Rag say caused him psychological harm?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 209 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample