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

2. What is tolerated on holidays in 'The Peasant Marey'?
(a) Fights.
(b) Intoxication.
(c) Reading.
(d) Religion.

3. How close was the husband to saving his wife from death?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 50 minutes.
(d) 5 hours.

4. Why does the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' feel the need to correct others?
(a) Because he has no other callings in life.
(b) Because he knows how to help them.
(c) Because he is so inspired.
(d) Because he corrupted many people.

5. What is the occupation of the main character in 'The Peasant Marey'?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Prisoner.
(d) Beggar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month does 'The Crocodile & Bobok' begin?

2. Why did Stepan arrange the meeting in 'An Unpleasant Predicament'?

3. Who helped the main character in 'The Peasant Marey' become a kinder person?

4. What kind of narrative is used in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man'?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What sits constantly on the man's table in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man'?

7. What are some of the things that keep the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' from killing himself?

8. Why was the girl's husband removed from his station?

9. Where does the boy in 'The Heavenly Christmas Tree' hide when he gets scared?

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

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