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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Short Stories : Chapter 8, The Peasant Marey & The Heavenly Christmas Tree.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Katerina blame for her mother's death?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her father.
(d) The older man.

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

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

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

5. Who translated these stories into English?
(a) Credence Gray.
(b) Connie Green.
(c) Constance Garnett.
(d) Coleen Garrison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men say bring great joy in 'An Unpleasant Predicament'?

2. What title do the men meeting in 'An Unpleasant Predicament' have?

3. What was yelled that scared the main character in 'The Peasant Marey' when he was young?

4. What does the older man talk to the younger man about at the beginning of 'Another Man's Wife'?

5. Why does Katerina have to care for the older man?

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