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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' describe the girl's soul?
(a) Gentle.
(b) Lowly.
(c) Comely.
(d) Meek.

2. How long did the couple go in near silence?
(a) Days.
(b) Weeks.
(c) Years.
(d) Months.

3. What is the title of the third part of 'A Gentle Spirit'?
(a) The Noblest of Men.
(b) The Smartest of Men.
(c) The Shrewdest of Men.
(d) The Meekest of Men.

4. What did the pawnbroker regret after his wife's death?
(a) His lack of kindness.
(b) His discipline.
(c) All of these.
(d) His silence.

5. How does the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' say her employers treat her?
(a) Unconsciously.
(b) Kindly.
(c) Badly.
(d) Pityingly.

6. What did the old man call the main character in 'The Peasant Marey' when he got scared as a child?
(a) Fool.
(b) Coward.
(c) Child.
(d) Master.

7. What does the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' feel compelled to do after a strange dream?
(a) Preach.
(b) Help others.
(c) Kill himself.
(d) Repent.

8. Why does the main character in 'The Peasant Marey' talk about his childhood?
(a) It makes him feel better.
(b) He wants the reader to know him.
(c) There are important things to know.
(d) He has bad memories.

9. How much money does the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' want to save up?
(a) 30,00 rubels.
(b) 500,000 rubels.
(c) 500,000 kopeks.
(d) 30,000 kopeks.

10. How old was the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' when she got married?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

11. What did the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' say gave him the upper hand in the situation?
(a) Saving her life.
(b) Learning about the girls' past.
(c) Owning a shop.
(d) Lending her money.

12. What does the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' say he knows better than anyone else?
(a) How to achieve his dreams.
(b) How wise he can be.
(c) How ridiculous he is.
(d) How fortunate he is.

13. Who labeled the girl's husband?
(a) His comrades.
(b) His brothers.
(c) His parents.
(d) His boss.

14. What is the title of the first part of 'A Gentle Spirit'?
(a) Who We Were.
(b) Who I Was and Who She Was.
(c) Where It All Began.
(d) Who I Wanted to Be.

15. What tool does the pawnbroker use to cultivate his wife?
(a) Discipline.
(b) Love.
(c) Bribery.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' have to lure the girl to do?

2. What does NOT happen on holidays in 'The Peasant Marey'?

3. What did the main character of 'A Gentle Spirit' say the girl was suffering from?

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

5. Where does the crocodile live?

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