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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the title of the fifth section of 'A Gentle Spirit'?
(a) Removing the Gentleness.
(b) A Gentle Spirit in Revolt.
(c) Rebellion of the Gentle Soul.
(d) The Loss of Gentility.

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

4. What does the swallowed man say will nourish him while he is in the crocodile?
(a) Water.
(b) The crocodile.
(c) His pocket crackers.
(d) His own flesh.

5. Where does the crocodile live?
(a) A forest.
(b) A refuge.
(c) An arcade.
(d) A zoo.

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

7. What was the occupation of the first man who was eaten by the crocodile?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Scientist.
(c) Actor.
(d) Teacher.

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

9. What about the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' was described as evil?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her face.
(c) Her soul.
(d) Her smile.

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

11. How close was the husband to saving his wife from death?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 50 minutes.

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

13. What weapon does the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' keep on his table?
(a) A sword.
(b) A revolver.
(c) A dagger.
(d) A rifle.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the third part of 'A Gentle Spirit'?

2. Why did Stepan arrange the meeting in 'An Unpleasant Predicament'?

3. What is the pawn broker suffering from when he goes to bed?

4. What shows the pawn broker just how much he loves his wife?

5. What kind of narrative is used in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man'?

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