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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first breaks the silence while Gurov and Anna stare at the sea in Chapter 2?
(a) Gurov.
(b) Anna.
(c) The dog.
(d) A child.

2. What time of day does the steamer arrive in Chapter 2?
(a) Two.
(b) Evening.
(c) Noon.
(d) Dawn.

3. How do Anna and Gurov travel in Chapter 2 on their way out of town?
(a) Gurov's car.
(b) By train.
(c) By cab.
(d) By bus.

4. How does Gurov compare Anna with the women of his past?
(a) She is crazy.
(b) She is young and inexperienced.
(c) She is dangerous.
(d) She is experienced.

5. Anna tells Gurov, "It's a good thing I'm going. It's _____."
(a) A sin.
(b) Rotten.
(c) Love.
(d) Fate.

6. How does Gurov feel about his wife?
(a) He loves her.
(b) He despises her.
(c) He is jealous of her.
(d) He worships her.

7. What does Anna point out before she and Gurov go back to the hotel in Chapter 2?
(a) The sunrise.
(b) Dew.
(c) The birds.
(d) The sunset.

8. How does Gurov feel listening to Anna bemoan her fate in Chapter 2?
(a) Hateful.
(b) Sympathetic.
(c) Angry.
(d) Bored.

9. Who do Anna and Gurov expect to arrive any day in Chapter 2?
(a) Her husband.
(b) His children.
(c) His wife.
(d) Her mother.

10. In what city does the novella begin?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Yalta.

11. Who does the protagonist regard as irresolute and "hard to rouse"?
(a) The French.
(b) Italians.
(c) Muscovites.
(d) Yaltans.

12. What does Anna lose in the crowd of people in Chapter 2?
(a) Her lorgnette.
(b) Her parasol.
(c) Her beret.
(d) Her gloves.

13. How tall is Anna?
(a) Very tall.
(b) Medium height.
(c) Short.
(d) Tall.

14. What does Anna take no time in doing after the letter from her husband arrives in Chapter 2?
(a) Making love to Gurov.
(b) Writing back to say she's staying.
(c) Packing her bags.
(d) Calling an ambulance.

15. Who walks up to Gurov and Anna while they watch the ocean in Chapter 2 after making love?
(a) A sailor.
(b) A watchman.
(c) A young woman.
(d) A child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gurov decide to do at the end of Chapter 2?

2. What has become the topic of general conversation among the vacationers?

3. What is Gurov's marital status?

4. Gurov thinks, before falling asleep, "There's something ________ about her, all the same."

5. What is the name of the restaurant where Gurov first sees Anna?

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