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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. Whay has Shumkov fallen behind in his work?

2. Who translated these stories into English?

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

4. How did Katerina's mother tell Katerina that her father had died?

5. What was the occupation of the new lodger in 'An Honest Thief'?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Osip say he is dependent on?

4. What is evident about Ivanitch through his letters?

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

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

7. What happens when the boy rides a pony?

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

9. How does 'Polzunkov' end?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in these stories. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in these plots?

Essay Topic 2

What were the angels who helped the boy who froze to death, and how did the dying boy feel about them?

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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