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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 is the first section of Part 2 of 'A Gentle Spirit' called?

2. What does the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' have to lure the girl to do?

3. What is a frock?

4. What does the girl's husband do with her a few times a year?

5. How old was Stepan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' say about the church going people?

2. What are some of the things that keep the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' from killing himself?

3. Who does the pawn broker turn to for comfort after his wife dies?

4. What stopped the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' from wanting to be suicidal?

5. What did the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' hope to accomplish by meeting with a young lieutenant?

6. Why did the pawnbroker blame himself for his wife's death?

7. Why has Stepan invited friends to a meeting in 'An Unpleasant Predicament'?

8. How was the wedding in 'An Unpleasant Predicament' ruined?

9. How did the pawnbroker discipline his wife for her misdeeds in the days before her death?

10. What kind thing does the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' say about her aunts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Honor was something that many of the main people were striving for in these stories. Who was most affected by this pursuit, and how did it change the course of the plot they were involved in?

Essay Topic 2

Many different people in these stories were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plots?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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