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

2. What does a thief take in 'An Honest Thief'?
(a) A hat.
(b) A lamp.
(c) A coat.
(d) A wallet.

3. When did Katerina fall in love with Ordynov?
(a) When she heard him sing.
(b) When she read his letter.
(c) When she did his laundry.
(d) While he was sick.

4. What does the Rag say he is the suckling babe of?
(a) His dreams.
(b) Mother Russia.
(c) Societal standards.
(d) Alchohol.

5. What kind of lodgers did the landlady like to house?
(a) Older men.
(b) Gentlemen.
(c) Young students.
(d) Married couples.

Short Answer Questions

1. What confuses Schpies about Ordynov?

2. What is the occupation of the woman living at the house in 'An Honest Thief'?

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

4. What is the old man at the beginning of 'Another Man's Wife' waiting for?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Murin marry Katerina?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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