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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 does Ordynov do with Yaroslav?

2. What does Murin make Ordynov do in order to protect Katerina from him?

3. Where is 'Polzunkov' set?

4. What is the main character of 'Mr. Prohartchin' very vocal about?

5. What kind of complex is Katerina put under?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is evident about Ivanitch through his letters?

2. What does the younger man in 'Another Man's Wife' confess to doing and why?

3. Why was Yulian treated the way he was in 'A Christmas Tree & A Wedding, White Nights'?

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

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

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

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

8. Why did Murin marry Katerina?

9. What does Osip say he is dependent on?

10. How did Ordynov change after his relationship with Katerina had ended?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How did the wife of the pawn broker die, and how did this affect the people who were closest to her?

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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