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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Anna's features do following making love with Gurov?
(a) Flush.
(b) Droop.
(c) Shrink.
(d) Tighten.

2. At the end of Chapter 2, the narrator remarks that there was a whiff of what in the air?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

3. What is the first thing Anna says to Gurov?
(a) "Be careful."
(b) He bites."
(c) "He doesn't bite."
(d) "He's afraid of you."

4. Where do Gurov and Anna sit in Chapter 2 after they've left town?
(a) The beach.
(b) The balcony.
(c) The mountain.
(d) The cliff.

5. What feature of Anna's does Gurov dwell upon before sleeping in Chapter 1?
(a) Her hands.
(b) Her waist.
(c) Her neck.
(d) Her hair.

6. How long has Gurov been in town at the beginning of the novella?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) One month.

7. Where does Anna live?
(a) Moscow.
(b) The Netherlands.
(c) The provinces.
(d) Yalta.

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

9. Gurov thinks, before falling asleep, "There's something ________ about her, all the same."
(a) Pathetic.
(b) Terrible.
(c) Amusing.
(d) Beautiful.

10. What time do Anna and Gurov begin meeting every day in Chapter 2?
(a) Three p.m.
(b) Noon.
(c) After dark.
(d) Five p.m.

11. What does the dog do in Chapter 1 when Gurov shakes his finger at it?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Yips.
(c) Barks.
(d) Growls.

12. What is Anna's marital status?
(a) Divorced.
(b) Married.
(c) Single.
(d) Widowed.

13. Where does Gurov live?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Yalta.
(c) The provinces.
(d) Venice.

14. How much longer does Anna intend to stay in Yalta in Chapter 1?
(a) Two months.
(b) One year.
(c) One month.
(d) Six months.

15. What does Anna refer to her husband as being?
(a) A flunkey.
(b) An abuser.
(c) A cad.
(d) A monster.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Anna?

2. How tall is Anna?

3. How many houses does Gurov own in Moscow?

4. What did Anna tell her husband before coming to Yalta?

5. Where do Gurov and Anna go to watch the arrival of the steamer?

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