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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Short Stories : Chapter 5, An Honest Thief & A Christmas Tree & A Wedding, White Nights.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Emelyanoushka return after going missing?
(a) To borrow some money.
(b) To hide from the law.
(c) To turn himself in.
(d) To die with a friend.

3. What did the Rag say caused him psychological harm?
(a) Growing up alone.
(b) Seeing the ravages of war.
(c) Accepting money from a bribe taker.
(d) Watching his father killed.

4. Why do Mr. Prohartchin's co-lodgers feel bitter towards him?
(a) He keeps a dog.
(b) He complains too much.
(c) He pays lower rent.
(d) He eats too much food.

5. What does the older man talk to the younger man about at the beginning of 'Another Man's Wife'?
(a) Ladies.
(b) Contracts.
(c) Politics.
(d) Marriage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the author say curbed the wonderful nature of Schpies's daughter?

3. What is the occupation of the woman living at the house in 'An Honest Thief'?

4. How did Katerina's mother tell Katerina that her father had died?

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

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