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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Short Stories : Chapter 12, Gentle Spirit Cont..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was yelled that scared the main character in 'The Peasant Marey' when he was young?
(a) Fire.
(b) War.
(c) Stop.
(d) Wolf.

2. What does a thief take in 'An Honest Thief'?
(a) A lamp.
(b) A hat.
(c) A coat.
(d) A wallet.

3. How did Katerina's mother tell Katerina that her father had died?
(a) He was shipwrecked.
(b) He was murdered.
(c) He was hit by a train.
(d) He fell ill.

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

5. What title do the men meeting in 'An Unpleasant Predicament' have?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) Captain.
(c) Admiral.
(d) General.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the wife of the swallowed man consider a divorce?

2. Why did Semyon like being at his home?

3. What is the owner of the crocodile most worried about when a man is swallowed?

4. Where does the crocodile live?

5. What does the swallowed man say will nourish him while he is in the crocodile?

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