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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the writer feel about being with Liza in this section?
(a) Satisfied.
(b) Disgusted.
(c) Upset.
(d) Happy.

2. How does the writer feel about his schoolmate Zverkov?
(a) They do not know each other.
(b) They are best friends.
(c) He loathes him.
(d) He likes him.

3. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 5, the writer has left the dinner and is outside. How does he describe the snow?
(a) Almost warm.
(b) Freezing.
(c) Blinding.
(d) Magnificent.

4. What type of people does the writer state are the only type to go mad?
(a) Romantic men.
(b) Hateful men.
(c) Stupid men.
(d) Insipid, bloodless men.

5. How does the writer feel about the office clerks?
(a) He despises them all.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) He never gets to know them.
(d) He enjoys their conversations.

6. After leaving his friend's home, how much does the writer pay for a cab ride?
(a) 75 copecks.
(b) 100 copecks.
(c) 25 copecks.
(d) 50 copecks.

7. What does the writer ask Apollon to get for him at the tavern?
(a) Tea and biscuits.
(b) Liquor.
(c) Food.
(d) Wine.

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

9. Who sits to the left of the writer at the dinner party?
(a) Simonov.
(b) Ferichkin.
(c) Zverkov.
(d) Truboiubov.

10. How does the writer feel after leaving Liza?
(a) Pity.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Saddened.
(d) Exhausted.

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

12. In Part 2, Chapter 2, the writer discusses dreaming. How long does the writer dream in his corner?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 3 days.

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

14. When the writer goes back to the dinner party after being outside, what does he find?
(a) The establishment is closed.
(b) The others are talking and laughing.
(c) Only Zverkov remains.
(d) The others are gone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite what the writer wants to do during the dinner, what does he do?

2. What contrasting feelings does the writer have toward Liza after his breakdown?

3. What justification does the writer give for his behavior?

4. How does the writer describe his face?

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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