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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the writer wake up next to at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 6?
(a) Zverkov.
(b) Liza.
(c) No one.
(d) A barmaid.

2. How does the writer feel about his dreams in this section?
(a) They are mysterious.
(b) They are satisfing at the time.
(c) They are frightening.
(d) They are profound.

3. Who is Anton Atonych Setchkin?
(a) The writer's only regular acquaintance.
(b) The writer's brother.
(c) The writer's neighbor.
(d) The writer's rival.

4. What is Liza's profession?
(a) Barmaid.
(b) Homemaker.
(c) Prostitute.
(d) Lawyer.

5. Why would the writer lower his eyes when he comes in contact with the office clerks?
(a) He feels they re superior to him.
(b) He feels ashamed.
(c) He finds them hideous.
(d) Out of respect.

6. What does the writer want from Liza?
(a) For her to disappear.
(b) For her to love him.
(c) For her to leave his home.
(d) For her to find an honorable profession.

7. As the dinner proceeds, how is the writer feeling?
(a) Redeemed.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Crushed and broken.
(d) A part of the group.

8. Where is Liza from?
(a) Riga.
(b) The writer's hometown.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

9. What is the writer certain Liza will do with a letter she receives?
(a) Frame it.
(b) Preserve it forever.
(c) Send it back.
(d) Throw it away.

10. What does the writer say happens to women for Liza's profession?
(a) They are honored.
(b) They are happy.
(c) The are beaten.
(d) They suceed.

11. What does the writer tell Apollon will happen if he does not appease his request?
(a) The writer would understand.
(b) The visitor will leave.
(c) He will be fired.
(d) The writer will be unhappy.

12. In Part 2, a number of event happen to the writer, including going to a dinner party with old friends and meeting a prostitute. How does the writer feel about the events that happen that day?
(a) They have not yet happened.
(b) They just happen.
(c) It is only a dream.
(d) They happen in the past.

13. What does the writer say he would do if he sees Liza again?
(a) Ask her to marry him.
(b) Ask for forgivness.
(c) Humiliate her.
(d) Tell her the truth about the evening they spent together.

14. What reason does the writer give for his behavior at work?
(a) He is a coward.
(b) He is superior to the others.
(c) That is how educated men act.
(d) Out of spite.

15. After many days pass and Liza does not show up, the writer begins having dreams about her. What is the tone of these dreams?
(a) Fright.
(b) Hate.
(c) Bewilderment.
(d) Love and happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the others feel about the toast the writer gives at the end of the dinner party?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 2, the writer discusses dreaming. How long does the writer dream in his corner?

3. What does the writer say about Russian romantics?

4. What does Ferfichkin say he would have done if he was early for the dinner?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 9, the writer begins a speech about why he goes to see Liza. What does the writer say Liza's thought's for his visit are?

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