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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the protagonist in The Lady with the Pet Dog?
(a) Anna Sergeyevna.
(b) Dmitri Karamazov.
(c) Dmitri Dmitritch Gurov.
(d) Dmitri Sergeyevna.

2. Where is the site of Gurov's vacation home?
(a) Forest.
(b) Desert.
(c) Seaside.
(d) Mountainside.

3. How does Dmitri refer to women in general?
(a) As "flowers."
(b) As "the lower race."
(c) As "reliable."
(d) As "the stronger of the sexes."

4. How long has Anna been in Yalta when she and Gurov first speak?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One month.
(c) Five days.
(d) Three days.

5. How old is Anna?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twenty-two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anna says, after making love to Gurov, "You'll be the first to ______ me now."

2. What is Gurov's marital status?

3. What is the weather like at the beginning of Chapter 2?

4. What does Anna lose in the crowd of people in Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Anna's husband not arrive? What does his letter say?

2. Where does Gurov see Anna's face in his mind in Chapter 3?

3. What is the significance of Gurov's vision of himself in the mirror in Chapter 4?

4. How does Gurov recall regarding making love to women in his past?

5. How does the narrator describe the first snowfall of the season in Chapter 3?

6. What does Gurov tell Anna most of the vacationers feel about Yalta?

7. Describe how Anna and Gurov meet in Chapter 1.

8. How does Anna regard having slept with Gurov in her room in Chapter 2?

9. Describe the people arriving on the pier in Chapter 2. How are they dressed?

10. Describe the imagery of nature in Chapter 1. What elements are referred to repeatedly in the novel?

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