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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zverkov say he would do if the peasants in his countries protested?
(a) Give up his post.
(b) Have them flogged.
(c) Listen to their concerns.
(d) Change the rules.

2. What effect does the writer's speech about Liza's life have on Liza?
(a) She become svery upset.
(b) She realizes that her life has meaning.
(c) She hates the writer.
(d) She knows she must change her life.

3. What does the writer do during the toast to Zverkov?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Drinks before the toast is completed.
(c) Shouts "Hurrah!" with the the others.
(d) Smashes his glass.

4. What justification does the writer give for his behavior?
(a) His education.
(b) His age.
(c) It is a nautral law.
(d) His status in society.

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

6. What does the writer say about those in other countries with regard to romanticism?
(a) They are fools.
(b) They are wasting their time.
(c) They are lucky.
(d) They are uneducated.

7. The previous night, the writer gives Liza his address, but by the next day, how does the writer feel about this action?
(a) He anticipates her arrival.
(b) He forgets about giving Liza his address.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Worried she may show up at his home.

8. At what time does the writer arrive at the diner party?
(a) 6:00 pm.
(b) 5:00 pm.
(c) 5:25 pm.
(d) 5:30 pm.

9. What do the writer's dreams sometimes cause him to do?
(a) Commit crimes.
(b) Seclude himself.
(c) Fall in love.
(d) Embrace people.

10. In Part 2, Chapter 4, after the toasts, what does the writer do when he picks up the bottle?
(a) Drinks from the bottle.
(b) Pours himself a full glass.
(c) Throws the bottle at the wall.
(d) Throws the bottle at the others.

11. What does the writer state happens to stupid Russian romantics?
(a) They degenerate into Germans.
(b) They died off years ago.
(c) They are not true romantics.
(d) They leave for France.

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

13. How many days pass between the writer's first meeting with Liza and the second?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 days.

14. During this time in the writer's life, he states that he is tormented. Why is he tormented?
(a) He despises working.
(b) He is just like everyone else.
(c) He loses his love.
(d) No one is like him.

15. How much does the writer owe Simonov in this section?
(a) 5 roubles.
(b) 10 roubles
(c) 15 roubles.
(d) 6 roubles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the writer admit regarding his poverty?

2. As the dinner proceeds, how is the writer feeling?

3. After leaving his friend's home, how much does the writer pay for a cab ride?

4. When the writer goes back to the dinner party after being outside, what does he find?

5. Near the end of the dinner in Part 2, Chapter 4, during the writer's toast, what does he say he loves?

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