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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gurov not dare to do when he approaches Anna in the theater?
(a) Approach her husband.
(b) Sit down beside her.
(c) Speak to her.
(d) Say he loves her.

2. What does the horseman not have in Gurov's room at the hotel?
(a) A head.
(b) A sword.
(c) A jacket.
(d) A leg.

3. Where does Gurov tell his wife he is going in Chapter 3?
(a) Venice.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Petersburg.
(d) Yalta.

4. Where does Gurov remark to himself that everything important in his life takes place?
(a) In public.
(b) In his home.
(c) In secret.
(d) In his children.

5. Who leaves the house to walk the dog in Chapter 3?
(a) Anna's daughter.
(b) The maid.
(c) Anna's husband.
(d) Anna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anna do when Gurov enters in Chapter 4?

2. Where in Chapter 4 is the climax of the novella?

3. What does Gurov consider the musicians at the theater to be?

4. What does Gurov catch sight of while consoling Anna in Chapter 4?

5. What term refers to "what a character is doing at any point in a piece of literature," such as "Gurov Kisses Anna"?

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