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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 did the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' do when he first men the girl?
(a) Watched her.
(b) Comforted her.
(c) Tested her.
(d) Teased her.

2. What is a frock?
(a) A hat.
(b) A coat.
(c) Engineered pants.
(d) Specialized boots.

3. What does the girl's husband do with her a few times a year?
(a) Takes her to the theater.
(b) Visits her parents' graves.
(c) Goes to a museum.
(d) Visits her aunts.

4. What was the occupation of the first man who was eaten by the crocodile?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Actor.
(d) Scientist.

5. 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 Fall of the Proud.
(d) The Dream of Love.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What weapon does the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' keep on his table?

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

4. Why did the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' like to upset the girl?

5. Where does the crocodile live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind thing does the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' say about her aunts?

2. What do the aunts want to do with the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit', and how does she feel about this?

3. Why has Stepan invited friends to a meeting in 'An Unpleasant Predicament'?

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

5. What does the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' say gave him the upper-hand in his situation?

6. Why did the pawnbroker blame himself for his wife's death?

7. How does the man playing cards with the wife of the man inside the crocodile treat her?

8. What does the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' say the girl would need in a husband, and why?

9. How was Mr. Pralinsky raised?

10. What do people tell the wife of the man in the Crocodile choose to do about her situation?

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