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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters IX and X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day does Anton allow visitors?
(a) Monday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Tuesday.

2. Who comes to the writer's home that causes these feelings?
(a) Simonov.
(b) Zverkov.
(c) Liza.
(d) Apollon.

3. Why does the writer say he hates Liza?
(a) Because she laughs at him.
(b) Because he lies to her.
(c) Because she is a prostitute.
(d) Because she is kind to him.

4. What do the writer's old schoolmates think about him?
(a) A sight for sore eyes.
(b) Their competition.
(c) A common housefly.
(d) A friend.

5. After describing a man of action, the writer notes what how a man of action feels about himself. According to the writer, what does a man of action feel himself to be?
(a) A model citizen.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A lion.
(d) An outsider.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 5, the writer has left the dinner and is outside. How does he describe the snow?

2. What does the writer say about Russian romantics?

3. How does the writer feel about the time of his arrival at the dinner party?

4. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 8, upon waking up, what does the writer decide is the most important thing he must do?

5. What does the writer say irrationality stems from?

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