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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old was Mr. Pralinsky?
(a) 63.
(b) 43.
(c) 33.
(d) 53.

4. What did the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' do when he first men the girl?
(a) Comforted her.
(b) Teased her.
(c) Tested her.
(d) Watched her.

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

6. What is the occupation of the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit'?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Professor.
(c) Grocer.
(d) Pawn shop owner.

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

8. 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) Pictures.
(d) Stones.

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

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

11. Who does the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' work for?
(a) Her neighbor.
(b) Her aunts.
(c) Her godfather.
(d) Her grandmother.

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

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

14. What is the owner of the crocodile most worried about when a man is swallowed?
(a) Causing harm to his pet.
(b) Getting arrested.
(c) Having to pay for the extraction.
(d) Causing harm to the swallowed man.

15. What shows the pawn broker just how much he loves his wife?
(a) Seeing her sleeping form in his bed.
(b) The jealousy he feels.
(c) Her sickness.
(d) The incident with the revolver.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Lukeyra's occupation?

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

4. Who tugs at the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man'?

5. Where does the crocodile live?

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