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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dostoyevsky say made mood changes more dramatic in 'An Unpleasant Predicament'?
(a) Suspicion.
(b) Age.
(c) Competition.
(d) Alchohol.

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

3. What is the girl's husband trying to teach her about?
(a) Maturity.
(b) Life.
(c) Religion.
(d) Politics.

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

5. How does the girl's husband feel she should act towards him?
(a) Attractive.
(b) Loving.
(c) Revering.
(d) Subserviant.

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

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

8. What is the occupation of the main character in 'The Peasant Marey'?
(a) Beggar.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Prisoner.

9. Who does the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' tell the person tugging at him to get help from?
(a) A teacher.
(b) The police.
(c) His father.
(d) Her mother.

10. How is 'The Peasant Marey' narrated?
(a) First person narration.
(b) Third person narration.
(c) Omniscient narration.
(d) Second Person narration.

11. 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.

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

13. What was the girl's husband labeled?
(a) Traitor.
(b) Unreasonable.
(c) Coward.
(d) Cowed.

14. What is a frock?
(a) Engineered pants.
(b) Specialized boots.
(c) A hat.
(d) A coat.

15. What talent did the narrator say the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' had?
(a) Obeying.
(b) Listening.
(c) Manipulation.
(d) Forseeing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' was described as evil?

2. who greatly benefited from the kindness of the main character in 'The Peasant Marey'?

3. What did the old man call the main character in 'The Peasant Marey' when he got scared as a child?

4. Why does the first man get attacked by the crocodile?

5. What did the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' say saved his life?

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