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

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

3. How does the little boy in 'A Little Hero' fall asleep the night after the party?
(a) He sleeps out on his lawn.
(b) He leaves his light on.
(c) He cries himself to sleep.
(d) He sleeps with his parents.

4. What was the talent of the new lodger in 'An Honest Thief'?
(a) Tailoring.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Story telling.

5. What does the little boy hope to feel the morning after the party?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Aged.
(c) Hope.
(d) Relief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the boy told to do the morning after the party?

2. What did Ordynov do passionately before he met Katerina?

3. Why did Emelyanoushka return after going missing?

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

5. What is the name of Shumkov's fiance?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Murin marry Katerina?

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

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

5. How does 'Polzunkov' end?

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

7. What happens when the boy rides a pony?

8. Why does Katerina tell Ordynov that she has such bad luck?

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

10. What happened to Katerina's house at the end of 'The Landlady'?

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