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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, pgs. 156-172.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Tolstoy's wife?
(a) Valerya.
(b) Sonya.
(c) Anna.
(d) Aksinya.

2. What mistress of Shelley's would live to be over eighty and inspire Henry James's story, The Aspern Papers?
(a) Elena Goodwin.
(b) Mary Hoppner.
(c) Beth Owen.
(d) Claire Clairmont.

3. What occupation did Hemingway serve latter part of the Great War?
(a) He was a spy stationed in Italy.
(b) He worked as an ambulance worker.
(c) He served on a submarine.
(d) He served as a pilot in the airforce.

4. What is the name of the person, whom Ibsen based his character of Nora from A Doll's House on?
(a) Hilde Wangel.
(b) Laura Kieler.
(c) Kirste Holst.
(d) Miriam White.

5. Who would receive Shelley's title of baronet?
(a) His friend Byron.
(b) His son Charles.
(c) His son Percy.
(d) His cousin William.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Shelley's first wife?

2. Where was Hemingway's home Finca Vigia?

3. Which of the following armies did Tolstoy not fight during his tenure with the Russian army?

4. What caused Hemingway to lose interest in his affair with Jane Mason?

5. How many pregnancies did Tolstoy's wife have?

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