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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 does Anna say she has always been burning with?
(a) Love.
(b) Passion.
(c) Lust.
(d) Curiosity.

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

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

4. Where was Anna's husband's grandfather from?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Israel.
(d) Germany.

5. What does Anna use to look at the steamer and passengers?
(a) A lorgnette.
(b) Binoculars.
(c) Sunglasses.
(d) Reading glasses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gurov describe his wife's intelligence?

2. How does Gurov compare Anna with the women of his past?

3. At the end of Chapter 2, the narrator remarks that there was a whiff of what in the air?

4. Where does Gurov see Anna repeatedly?

5. How long has Gurov been in town at the beginning of the novella?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Gurov's behavior devolve in Chapter 3? What does he feel about his life and activities?

4. What is Anna's surname? What kind of name is it? How does Anna explain this?

5. What has been the outcome of Gurov's previous affairs? How has this left him?

6. Where does Gurov finally find Anna? What happens when he approaches her?

7. Describe the setting in the beginning of Chapter 3. Where is it? What is the description of it?

8. Describe the lifestyle that Gurov leads while living in the city.

9. How does Gurov feel up on returning to his home in Chapter 3?

10. Discuss how Gurov feels about his wife. What does he secretly consider her?

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