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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Murin go about protecting Katerina?
(a) He rented a room from her.
(b) He married her.
(c) He moved in with her.
(d) He bought her house.

2. How old is the child in 'A Little Hero'?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

3. What is the name of the Rag?
(a) Osip.
(b) Ollip.
(c) Orrip.
(d) Ockip.

4. What does the Rag say he has never done for money?
(a) Killed a man.
(b) Begged.
(c) Taken a bribe.
(d) Slept with a woman.

5. How long has Mr. Prohartchin lived in his lodging?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 10 years.

6. What did Dostoyevsky say ended the childhood of the boy?
(a) Winning the fighting match.
(b) Delivering a letter to an intended lover.
(c) His first kiss.
(d) Riding the pony.

7. What does the Rag compare his timidity to?
(a) A bird's.
(b) A turtle's.
(c) A bunny's.
(d) A kitten's.

8. Who inappropriately tries to court Katerina?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her godfather.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her stepfather.

9. What did the man of the house in 'An Honest Thief' say the woman helped him with by doing something without his permission?
(a) His rank in society.
(b) His confusion.
(c) His financial situation.
(d) His loneliness.

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

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

12. What does Murin threaten Ordynov with?
(a) A revolver.
(b) A rifle.
(c) Poison.
(d) A dagger.

13. What kind of disposition does Shumkov have?
(a) Happy.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Animated.
(d) Serious.

14. How does Katerina say she feels about the older man?
(a) She respects and fears him.
(b) She endures and appeases him.
(c) She adores and loves him.
(d) She likes and advises him.

15. What does the woman living at the house in 'An Honest Thief' do without the permission of the owner of the house?
(a) Buys a cat.
(b) Boards a stranger.
(c) Hires a maid.
(d) Cleans the windows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main character of 'Mr. Prohartchin' very vocal about?

2. What is the old man at the beginning of 'Another Man's Wife' waiting for?

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

4. Who was Mr. Prohartchin's hidden money NOT sent to?

5. What did Dostoyevsky say made all the difference for people who needed attention like Mr. Prohartchin?

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