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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 time do Anna and Gurov begin meeting every day in Chapter 2?

2. What do Anna and Gurov sit near in Chapter 2 while out of town?

3. Where does Anna live?

4. What type of hat does Anna wear?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Anna and Gurov talk about at the end of Chapter 4? What is the resolution of the story?

2. How does Gurov's wife respond when he tries to talk to her of love in Chapter 3?

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

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

5. What does Anna tell Gurov at the end of Chapter 3?

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

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

8. How has Anna come to feel toward Gurov in Chapter 4?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the three different settings of the novella. How do they compare and contrast with one another? How can this be seen symbolically?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narrative point of view and tense of the novella. How does this impact the reader's information? Define "voice" and "tense" in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of "Misogyny" as it applies to The Lady with the Pet Dog. How is this theme presented? Which character does the theme embody?

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