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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Liza give the writer just before he leavesher?
(a) A cross.
(b) A love letter.
(c) His money back.
(d) A flower.

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

3. What does Ferfichkin say he would have done if he was early for the dinner?
(a) Filed a complaint with the establishment.
(b) Ordered something.
(c) Waited patiently.
(d) Left.

4. 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) Out of respect.
(c) He finds them hideous.
(d) He feels ashamed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 4, the writer arrives early to a dinner party. What time is the dinner scheduled to begin?

2. How does the writer feel about his dreams in this section?

3. How old is the writer when he avoids talking to or associating with others?

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

5. What is the purpose of the dinner party?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the writer goes to visit Anton Antonych, there are other men also visiting. What do the men discuss and how does the writer feel about this conversation?

2. Describe the characteristics of a romantic, according to the writer.

3. In Part 2, Chapter 7 the writer is having a conversation with Liza and describes her duties to men. What does he say she must do if he whistles at her?

4. The writer describes some office clerks that repulse him. Discuss these characters.

5. What does the writer want to do when the others arrive and what does he actually do?

6. Describe the apartment of Anton Antonych.

7. Why does the writer think Liza comes to his apartment?

8. What is Zverkov's reaction to the writer's complaint about not being informed of the change in time for the dinner party?

9. How does the writer describe the room he finds himself in after being drunk at the dinner party?

10. Why does the writer state that in his life he often takes insignificant roles?

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