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

2. How long was 'Polzunkov'?
(a) 30 pages.
(b) 20 pages.
(c) 10 pages.
(d) 40 pages.

3. Who finds the money Mr. Prohartchin has been hiding?
(a) A servant.
(b) The landlady.
(c) His housemates.
(d) His nephew.

4. How many months of deposit money did Ordynov give Schpies?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

5. How does Murin describe Katerina?
(a) Young.
(b) Gorgeous.
(c) Impetuous.
(d) Mad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Shumkov's fiance?

2. Why do Mr. Prohartchin's co-lodgers feel bitter towards him?

3. Where is Schpies from?

4. What does Murin make Ordynov do in order to protect Katerina from him?

5. How do Mr. Prohartchin's house mates feel about each other after his death?

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