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

2. How does Dmitri refer to women in general?

3. How old is Gurov's daughter?

4. Where does Anna live?

5. Where did Anna grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the hotel room Gurov stays in in Chapter 3.

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

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

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

5. How does Gurov judge the lives of others as told in Chapter 4?

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

7. Where does Gurov see Anna's face in his mind in Chapter 3?

8. What does Anna look like when she greets Gurov in Chapter 4? What is her demeanor?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the transformation which Gurov undergoes in the course of the novella. How is this transformation the basis of the structural components of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of "Morality" as it applies to the novella. What is Chekhov's depiction of morality? How do his characters' actions exhibit this theme?

Essay Topic 3

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

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