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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 maiden name?

2. What does the dog do in Chapter 1 when Gurov shakes his finger at it?

3. At the end of Chapter 2, the narrator remarks that there was a whiff of what in the air?

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

5. How often does Gurov notice Anna in the beginning of her stay?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Gurov's response while Anna talks in Chapter 2 after they've made love? What does he do?

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

5. What does Gurov's friend reply when he tells him of the beautiful woman he met in Yalta?

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

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

8. What is it about Gurov that attracts the opposite sex, as described in the text?

9. Describe the external characteristics of Gurov (age, marital status, appearance, etc.).

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

What does "Betrayal" mean in the context of The Lady with the Pet Dog? Who does Anna regret betraying? Why? What is the narrator's view of the betrayal of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss "Adultery" as it is presented in the text. What are the characters' feelings regarding adultery? How does this thematically interact with the other themes of the story.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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