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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 talent does the Rag have?
(a) Writing.
(b) Telling stories.
(c) Acting.
(d) Singing.

2. What did Dostoyevsky say made all the difference for people who needed attention like Mr. Prohartchin?
(a) When people respond appropriately.
(b) When they earn that which they seek.
(c) When they express their needs.
(d) When they are ignored.

3. What is the name of the Rag?
(a) Orrip.
(b) Osip.
(c) Ockip.
(d) Ollip.

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

5. Who did Mr. Prohartchin take advantage of in hiding so much money?
(a) The bank.
(b) His housemates.
(c) The landlady.
(d) His sister-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Katerina's mother tell Katerina that her father had died?

2. Who does Katerina blame for her mother's death?

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

4. Who is the main character in 'Mr. Prohartchin'?

5. What is the name of Schpies's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Osip once do for an April Fool's joke?

4. Why did Ivan go to the theater in 'Another Man's Wife'?

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

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

7. How does 'Polzunkov' end?

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

9. Why did the translator warn people against reading too many of Dostoyevsky's works in succession?

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

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