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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 did Murin go about protecting Katerina?
(a) He married her.
(b) He moved in with her.
(c) He bought her house.
(d) He rented a room from her.

2. What kind of disposition does Shumkov have?
(a) Serious.
(b) Animated.
(c) Happy.
(d) Nervous.

3. Who rescues the boy the morning after the party?
(a) Some old spinsters.
(b) Some young women.
(c) Some grown men.
(d) Some older boys.

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

5. What attribute does the narrator of 'Polzunkov' say will do a man well?
(a) Mobility.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Apprehension.
(d) Intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ordynov do with Yaroslav?

2. Who was Mr. Prohartchin's hidden money NOT sent to?

3. What did the author talk about when mentioning Mr. Prohartchin's need for attention?

4. What does the Rag say he has never done for money?

5. What did the man of the house in 'An Honest Thief' say the woman helped him with by doing something without his permission?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How had Yaroslav changed when Ordynov saw him at the end of 'The Landlady'?

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

5. How does 'Polzunkov' end?

6. What does Murin have Ordynov do when he tells him about his marriage to Katerina?

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

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

9. What kind of emotions are effectively described in 'A Little Hero'?

10. What is evident about Ivanitch through his letters?

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