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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. Who first breaks the silence while Gurov and Anna stare at the sea in Chapter 2?

2. How does Gurov feel once the train disappears in Chapter 2?

3. What is the first thing Anna says to Gurov?

4. How long has Anna been living in her current town in Chapter 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gurov remark about Anna as he lays in his hotel room at the end of Chapter 1?`

3. How does Gurov feel about the company of men?

4. Where does Gurov live? What is his profession and education?

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

6. What does Gurov regard the life he leads in open view to be?

7. Where does Gurov tell his wife he is going in Chapter 3? Where does he go instead?

8. What does Anna tell her husband when she goes to Moscow in Chapter 4? What does the text say his response is?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss "Slice of Life" realism. What does this term mean? How does it apply to The Lady with the Pet Dog?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the actions and objectives employed by Gurov as he attempts to meet Anna. Give examples from the text of an action and an objective and define these terms in your response.

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