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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Mr. Prohartchin's hidden money NOT sent to?
(a) The bank.
(b) The landlady.
(c) His sister-in-law.
(d) The house-mates.

2. What is the occupation of the men in 'A Faint Heart'?
(a) Writers.
(b) Store Owners.
(c) Miners.
(d) Soldiers.

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

4. What does the boy feel he has won the morning after the party?
(a) His manhood.
(b) His respect.
(c) His place.
(d) His cap.

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

6. What does the Rag say is his deepest desire?
(a) To have children.
(b) To feel stable.
(c) To get married.
(d) All of these.

7. How does the boy express his affections to an older woman?
(a) He has her daughter tell her.
(b) He tells her in person.
(c) He sings a song.
(d) He writes a letter.

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

9. How did Mr. Prohartchin's housemates feel about him when he died?
(a) Bitter.
(b) Sympathetic.
(c) Sincere.
(d) Distant.

10. What did Ordynov do passionately before he met Katerina?
(a) Paint.
(b) Write.
(c) Carve.
(d) Read.

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

12. What does Arkady do to help his best friend?
(a) Gets his friend a job.
(b) Stays away from his friend's girl.
(c) Gives his friend some money.
(d) Follows his friend's girl.

13. What is the name of Shumkov's fiance?
(a) Trinka.
(b) Katrinka.
(c) Lizanka.
(d) Galtanka.

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

15. What attribute is Katerina trying to exhibit at the beginning of the second part of 'The Landlady'?
(a) Exuberance.
(b) Patience.
(c) Modesty.
(d) Retstraint.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Shumkov's first name?

4. How old is the child in 'A Little Hero'?

5. What does Murin never do with Katerina?

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