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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 are Apollon's wages?
(a) 10 roubles.
(b) 15 roubles.
(c) 25 roubles.
(d) 7 roubles.

2. 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?
(a) To redeem himself.
(b) To save her.
(c) To take revenge.
(d) To find love.

3. 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.

4. How does the writer describe his face?
(a) With a mean look.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Ordinary.
(d) Ugly.

5. What does the writer write to Simonov as an excuse for his dinner behavior?
(a) He does not like the company.
(b) It is all a joke.
(c) The first glass of wine makes him drunk.
(d) His depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the writer often dissatisfied with himself?

2. During this time in the writer's life, he states that he is tormented. Why is he tormented?

3. In the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 6, the writer describes the chiming of the clock. What state of mind does he say he is in at that time?

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 effect does the writer's speech about Liza's life have on Liza?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Apollon's reaction to the writer when he is asked to go to the tavern for tea and biscuits?

3. At the end of Part 2, Chapter 5, the writer is in the room with the prostitute and glances in the mirror. What does he see and how does he feel about it?

4. The writer continues to ridicule Liza and her work and describes a rather somber death. What does the writer say a prostitute's death will be?

5. When Liza visits the writer at his home, the situation seems rather intense. What does the writer say that people often do in such situations?

6. What reasons does the writer give for loathing his old classmate Zverkov?

7. In Part 2, Chapter 8, the writer is thinking back to the events of the previous day. He begins thinking about when he lit the room and saw Liza. How does he remember her face?

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. What does the writer compare Liza to and how does he explain that even this is better than being a prostitute?

10. 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?

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