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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 is Anna expecting to join her on vacation?

2. What has become the topic of general conversation among the vacationers?

3. What is the first place Gurov and Anna stop into after looking at the harbor?

4. What color eyes does Dmitri remark that Anna has?

5. Where does Gurov live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gurov do once the travelers have dispersed in Chapter 2? How does Anna react?

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

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

5. How does Anna describe her husband in Chapter 2? How old was she when she married?

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

7. Describe the character of Anna. How old is she? What is her appearance?

8. What does Anna speak of regarding "the devil" in Chapter 2?

9. What does Gurov see in the negligees of women he's lost interest in? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the foreshadowing in the novella. What is the meaning behind the term, "Chekhov's Gun?" How does this apply to The Lady with the Pet Dog?

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

Explain how Chekhov's plot structure deviates from traditional plot structure in literature. Define "rising action," "climax," and "falling action," and explain how these differ from a typical plot line.

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