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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about youth does the main character of 'A Gentle Spirit' say are fantastic?
(a) Their understanding.
(b) Their hearts.
(c) Their dreams.
(d) Their ideas.

2. Who tugs at the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man'?
(a) A dog.
(b) A boy.
(c) An old man.
(d) A girl.

3. What does NOT happen on holidays in 'The Peasant Marey'?
(a) Work.
(b) Visits.
(c) Religious services.
(d) Eating.

4. What is ruined because of drinking in 'An Unpleasant Predicament'?
(a) A marriage.
(b) A birthday party.
(c) All of these.
(d) A wedding.

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

6. Why does the first man get attacked by the crocodile?
(a) He angers the owner.
(b) He carries meat in his pocket.
(c) He teases it.
(d) He attacks it.

7. Why did Semyon like being at his home?
(a) He loved his family.
(b) He was having an affair with the maid.
(c) He hated working.
(d) He could drink in peace.

8. How is the person described who tugs the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man'?
(a) Delirious.
(b) Desperate.
(c) Demonic.
(d) Desirous.

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

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

11. Why was the man with the crocodile so proud of it?
(a) It was the largest crocodile in the world.
(b) It was the only crocodile in Russia.
(c) It made him feel like a man.
(d) It was as mild as a dog.

12. What is tolerated on holidays in 'The Peasant Marey'?
(a) Intoxication.
(b) Religion.
(c) Reading.
(d) Fights.

13. What did the main character of 'A Gentle Spirit' say the girl was suffering from?
(a) Low self-esteem.
(b) Malnutritian.
(c) Pride.
(d) Poverty.

14. Who helped the main character in 'The Peasant Marey' become a kinder person?
(a) The prison warden.
(b) Marey.
(c) His father.
(d) His wife.

15. Why did the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' like to upset the girl?
(a) He felt closer to her that way.
(b) He was more amused that way.
(c) He avoided temptation that way.
(d) He learned more about her that way.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is biologically strange about the crocodile?

2. How much money does the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' want to save up?

3. What was Lukeyra's occupation?

4. How long has the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' delayed his plot?

5. How old was Mr. Pralinsky?

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