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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 does NOT happen on holidays in 'The Peasant Marey'?
(a) Visits.
(b) Religious services.
(c) Eating.
(d) Work.

2. What is the first section of Part 2 of 'A Gentle Spirit' called?
(a) The Need of Lovers.
(b) The Dream of Pride.
(c) The Dream of Love.
(d) The Fall of the Proud.

3. Why does the main character in 'The Peasant Marey' talk about his childhood?
(a) He wants the reader to know him.
(b) He has bad memories.
(c) It makes him feel better.
(d) There are important things to know.

4. What does the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' have to lure the girl to do?
(a) Take lower prices.
(b) Call him by his first name.
(c) Have conversation.
(d) Come around more often.

5. What was Lukeyra's occupation?
(a) Servant.
(b) Governess.
(c) Matron.
(d) Nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' say gave him the upper hand in the situation?

2. Why was the man with the crocodile so proud of it?

3. Why does the wife of the swallowed man consider a divorce?

4. Who tugs at the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man'?

5. How many people meet in 'An Unpleasant Predicament'?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the crocodile who eats the man die?

2. What did the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' hope to accomplish by meeting with a young lieutenant?

3. How did the pawnbroker discipline his wife for her misdeeds in the days before her death?

4. How was the wedding in 'An Unpleasant Predicament' ruined?

5. How does the girl nearly kill her husband?

6. How does the narrator of 'The Heavenly Christmas Tree' introduce himself?

7. How did the pawnbroker say that he became successful in business?

8. What did the death of the crocodile cause for Russia?

9. How does the husband of the girl punish her for a bad trade?

10. Who does the pawn broker turn to for comfort after his wife dies?

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