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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. Why does Ordynov want to hear about Katerina's life?
(a) He wants to manipulate her.
(b) He wants to love her better.
(c) He wants to get the truth.
(d) He wants to make sure she has money.

2. What did the man of the house in 'An Honest Thief' say the woman helped him with by doing something without his permission?
(a) His loneliness.
(b) His confusion.
(c) His financial situation.
(d) His rank in society.

3. What is the occupation of the men in 'A Faint Heart'?
(a) Writers.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Store Owners.
(d) Miners.

4. How does the boy express his affections to an older woman?
(a) He writes a letter.
(b) He sings a song.
(c) He has her daughter tell her.
(d) He tells her in person.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Murin never do with Katerina?

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

3. What talent does the Rag have?

4. What does the Rag compare his timidity to?

5. What does Murin make Ordynov do in order to protect Katerina from him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ivanitch find out about Pyotr's wife?

2. Why did Murin marry Katerina?

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

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

5. Why does Katerina sho so much restraint while with Ordynov at the beginning of the second part of 'The Land Lady'?

6. What is the woman who Yulian wants interested most in?

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

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

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

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

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