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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 marital status?

2. What type of hat does Anna wear?

3. What is the name of the protagonist in The Lady with the Pet Dog?

4. What does the narrator compare Anna to in the scene following making love to Gurov?

5. How is the weather in Chapter 2 while Gurov and Anna sit outside of town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Anna's room in Chapter 2. What does it smell like? How large is it?

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

3. What does Gurov talk about with his daughter while walking her to school in Chapter 4?

4. Describe how Anna and Gurov meet in Chapter 1.

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

6. Describe the simile used in Chapter 4 used to reflect Anna and Gurov.

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

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

9. How does Gurov recall regarding making love to women in his past?

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 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?

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

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?

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