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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Stepan?
(a) 75.
(b) 55.
(c) 65.
(d) 45.

3. What does the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' have to lure the girl to do?
(a) Have conversation.
(b) Call him by his first name.
(c) Take lower prices.
(d) Come around more often.

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

5. What is the pawn broker suffering from when he goes to bed?
(a) A toothache.
(b) A side ache.
(c) A case of heart burn.
(d) A headache.

6. What does the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' say he knows better than anyone else?
(a) How fortunate he is.
(b) How to achieve his dreams.
(c) How wise he can be.
(d) How ridiculous he is.

7. What did the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' say saved his life?
(a) His family.
(b) His faith.
(c) His fear.
(d) His failings.

8. What month does 'The Crocodile & Bobok' begin?
(a) June.
(b) August.
(c) January.
(d) April.

9. What was the main character's book about in 'The Peasant Marey'?
(a) A murderer.
(b) A priest.
(c) An explorer.
(d) A General.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the girl's husband labeled?

2. What did the husband force the girl to go without as a punishment?

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

4. Why did the pawnbroker think he needed to discipline the girl so much?

5. How does the girl's husband feel she should act towards him?

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