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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Anna's maiden name?

2. What does Anna refer to her husband as being?

3. Who do Anna and Gurov expect to arrive any day in Chapter 2?

4. Where do Anna and Gurov go after making love in Chapter 2?

5. What does Gurov's wife like to describe herself as?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss how Gurov feels about women in The Lady with the Pet Dog.

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

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

4. How is Anna different than the other women Gurov has made love to?

5. What is Gurov's response while Anna talks in Chapter 2 after they've made love? What does he do?

6. How are Muscovites described by the narrator in Chapter 1?

7. Describe how Gurov's wife views herself. What does she like to refer to herself as?

8. Where does Anna live? What does her husband do for a living?

9. What does Anna's house look like? Describe the fence surrounding it and how Gurov regards it.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the two main characters in the story. How are they similar? How are they different? What about their settings set them apart?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the descriptions of the main characters' spouses. How is Gurov's wife similar or different than Anna's husband? How are the main characters' feelings about their spouses similar or different?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the rising of tension in Chapter 3. What is the danger involved for the main characters? What stylistic techniques does the author employ to achieve this rising tension?

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