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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 Shumkov's first name?

2. Who is Katerina with at the beginning of the second part of 'The Landlady'?

3. What kind of lodgers did the landlady like to house?

4. What did Dostoyevsky say ended the childhood of the boy?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Osip once do for an April Fool's joke?

2. Why did Osip play an April Fool's joke, and what was the cause of it?

3. What happens when the boy rides a pony?

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

5. Why did Dostoyevsky vary the sentence length in his writing?

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

7. What kind of emotions are effectively described in 'A Little Hero'?

8. How does 'A Christmas Tree & A Wedding, White Nights' begin and end?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Russian Government was a key factor in many of these plots. What were some of the main features of this government style, and which characters were most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

Which person did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this person change throughout the story they were included in?

Essay Topic 3

Personal identity was one of the main themes in many of the stories included in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in these stories change the style of the narration?

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