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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. How is the person described who tugs the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man'?
2. Why did Stepan arrange the meeting in 'An Unpleasant Predicament'?
3. Where was the man who owned the crocodile from?
4. What does the swallowed man say will nourish him while he is in the crocodile?
5. Why does the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' feel the need to correct others?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind thing does the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' say about her aunts?
2. What did the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' hope to accomplish by meeting with a young lieutenant?
3. What does the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' say gave him the upper-hand in his situation?
4. What do people tell the wife of the man in the Crocodile choose to do about her situation?
5. How did the pawnbroker discipline his wife for her misdeeds in the days before her death?
6. How does the man playing cards with the wife of the man inside the crocodile treat her?
7. What do the aunts want to do with the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit', and how does she feel about this?
8. Why was the girl's husband removed from his station?
9. What stopped the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' from wanting to be suicidal?
10. What does the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' say the girl would need in a husband, and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the people touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the stories, and what causes these changes?
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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