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

2. What did Semyon talk about when he got a little drunk?
(a) His love life.
(b) The way he felt about Stepan.
(c) His fascination with Stepan's daughter.
(d) The reforms in Russia.

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

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

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

6. Where was the man who owned the crocodile from?
(a) Estonia.
(b) Latvia.
(c) Russia.
(d) Germany.

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

8. Why did Stepan arrange the meeting in 'An Unpleasant Predicament'?
(a) It was his birthday.
(b) He was promoting them.
(c) He was firing them.
(d) They were being re-assigned.

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

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

11. What does the main character of 'A Gentle Spirit' buy from the girl that no one else would have?
(a) Jewelery.
(b) All of these.
(c) Stones.
(d) Pictures.

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

13. 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 fortunate he is.
(c) How wise he can be.
(d) How ridiculous he is.

14. What is the first section of Part 2 of 'A Gentle Spirit' called?
(a) The Dream of Pride.
(b) The Fall of the Proud.
(c) The Dream of Love.
(d) The Need of Lovers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl's husband do with her a few times a year?

2. Why did the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' like to upset the girl?

3. What did the pawnbroker regret after his wife's death?

4. What weapon does the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' keep on his table?

5. What about youth does the main character of 'A Gentle Spirit' say are fantastic?

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