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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 a thief take in 'An Honest Thief'?

2. Who translated these stories into English?

3. Who rescues the boy the morning after the party?

4. What is pub short for?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does 'Polzunkov' end?

2. Why does Katerina sho so much restraint while with Ordynov at the beginning of the second part of 'The Land Lady'?

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

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

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

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

7. What is evident about Ivanitch through his letters?

8. How had Yaroslav changed when Ordynov saw him at the end of 'The Landlady'?

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

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

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

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

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?

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