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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Murin describe Katerina?
(a) Gorgeous.
(b) Mad.
(c) Impetuous.
(d) Young.

2. To whom does Mr. Prohartchin send money on a regular basis?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His step-son.
(c) His nephew.
(d) His sister-in-law.

3. What is the old man at the beginning of 'Another Man's Wife' waiting for?
(a) A message.
(b) A car.
(c) A payment.
(d) A woman.

4. What did the author say curbed the wonderful nature of Schpies's daughter?
(a) Societal boundaries.
(b) Difference in classes.
(c) Language barriers.
(d) Age limits.

5. What was the name of the new lodger in 'An Honest Thief'?
(a) Andre.
(b) Andoval.
(c) Astafy.
(d) Assant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the occupation of the men in 'A Faint Heart'?

2. What did Dostoyevsky say ended the childhood of the boy?

3. What does the Rag compare his timidity to?

4. Who finds the money Mr. Prohartchin has been hiding?

5. What is pub short for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Osip play an April Fool's joke, and what was the cause of it?

2. Why did Dostoyevsky vary the sentence length in his writing?

3. How does 'A Christmas Tree & A Wedding, White Nights' begin and end?

4. Who was Ivanitch searching for in 'A Novel in Nine Letters'?

5. How did Dostoyevsky end 'A Little Hero'?

6. How does 'Polzunkov' end?

7. What does Osip say he is dependent on?

8. Why is the woman Yulian is interested in not attainable at the time?

9. How does the old man get Katerina to stay with him?

10. Why does Dostoyevsky say babies are born knowing to cry?

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