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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who inappropriately tries to court Katerina?

3. Who teases the boy in 'A Little Hero'?

4. Why did Emelyanoushka return after going missing?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the woman Yulian is interested in not attainable at the time?

3. What does Murin have Ordynov do when he tells him about his marriage to Katerina?

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

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

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

7. What is the older man doing in 'Another Man's Wife'?

8. Why does Katerina tell Ordynov that she has such bad luck?

9. What happens when Ordynov falls ill while walking on the street?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different people in these stories were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plots?

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in almost all of these stories. Who were the people most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Freedom was a crucial theme and symbol in this book. How was this theme presented, and how did its place in these plots affect the main people in these stories?

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