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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would be the falling action in Chapter 4?
(a) Gurov and Anna running away.
(b) Gurov and Anna sailing on a ship.
(c) Gurov and Anna divorcing their spouses.
(d) Gurov and Anna hoping to find a solution.

2. What is the weather like in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Autumn.

3. What is missing from The Lady with the Pet Dog?
(a) A main character.
(b) A story.
(c) An antagonist.
(d) A protagonist.

4. Where was Chekhov living while he wrote The Lady with the Pet Dog?
(a) The provinces of Russia.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Yalta.
(d) Venice.

5. What smell permeates the air as Anna and Gurov walk through the corridors?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Cigarette smoke.

6. What term refers to "what a character is doing at any point in a piece of literature," such as "Gurov Kisses Anna"?
(a) Meaning.
(b) Objective.
(c) Action.
(d) Subtext.

7. Which of the following is a major theme of The Lady with the Pet Dog?
(a) Growing up.
(b) Greed.
(c) Love.
(d) Revenge.

8. What does Gurov catch sight of while consoling Anna in Chapter 4?
(a) His wife.
(b) The window.
(c) His daughter.
(d) A mirror.

9. What is the fence surrounding Anna's house studded with?
(a) Holes.
(b) Upturned nails.
(c) Naval pendants.
(d) Fleur de lis.

10. The Lady with the Pet Dog is set in what country?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) The USSR.

11. Where in Chapter 4 is the climax of the novella?
(a) Gurov looking in the mirrow.
(b) Anna weeping.
(c) Anna and Gurov making love.
(d) Gurov's wife arriving.

12. What is Anna holding in the theater in Chapter 3?
(a) Her lorgnette.
(b) Her dog.
(c) Her purse.
(d) Her boa.

13. What street does Gurov stroll down in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Krysvokov.
(b) Pine.
(c) Vladimir.
(d) Petrovka.

14. From what point of view is The Lady with the Pet Dog told?
(a) Second person.
(b) Abstract.
(c) Third person.
(d) First person.

15. What color is the fence surrounding Anna's house?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leaves the house to walk the dog in Chapter 3?

2. Where does Anna go during the intermission?

3. Fill in the blank: "To women he always seemed ______ than what he was."

4. What does the word "lorgnette" mean?

5. What is the temperature, as Gurov tells his daughter in Chapter 4?

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