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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. What does the woman living at the house in 'An Honest Thief' do without the permission of the owner of the house?
(a) Cleans the windows.
(b) Boards a stranger.
(c) Hires a maid.
(d) Buys a cat.

2. What is pub short for?
(a) Public house.
(b) Public awareness.
(c) Publication place.
(d) Puberty central.

3. What does the older man talk to the younger man about at the beginning of 'Another Man's Wife'?
(a) Politics.
(b) Ladies.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Contracts.

4. Who was Shumkov's fiance attracted to?
(a) Shumkov's friend.
(b) Shumkov's land lord.
(c) Shumkov's boss.
(d) Shumkov's father.

5. How is the atmosphere described at the beginning of 'A Little Hero'?
(a) Confused.
(b) Chaotic.
(c) Festive.
(d) Merry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shumkov say he did in spite of himself?

2. Who is Katerina worried about at the beginning of the second part of 'The Landlady'?

3. What kind of lodgers did the landlady like to house?

4. What was the Rag known to do on a regular basis?

5. How long was 'Polzunkov'?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ordynov change after his relationship with Katerina had ended?

2. What is the older man doing in 'Another Man's Wife'?

3. Who did Dostoyevsky say he was sending a message to with 'A Little Hero', and why?

4. Why was Yulian treated the way he was in 'A Christmas Tree & A Wedding, White Nights'?

5. What does the younger man in 'Another Man's Wife' confess to doing and why?

6. What happens when Ordynov falls ill while walking on the street?

7. What did Ordynov realize about Katerina and the old man after his relationship with her had ended?

8. What happened when Ivan went into the room of a strange woman?

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

10. Why did Murin marry Katerina?

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