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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 kind of complex is Katerina put under?

2. To whom does Mr. Prohartchin send money on a regular basis?

3. How is the atmosphere described at the beginning of 'A Little Hero'?

4. How do Mr. Prohartchin's house mates feel about each other after his death?

5. Why does Ordynov want to hear about Katerina's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Osip say he is dependent on?

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

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

4. What is the woman who Yulian wants interested most in?

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

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

7. Why did Murin marry Katerina?

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

9. What does Ivanitch find out about Pyotr's wife?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A few of these stories were satirical in nature. Which of these stories were satires, and what elements of society were being discussed and revealed in those stories?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in these stories and where does it appear? How are the plots altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Power and Greed were two common themes in these stories. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

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