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

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

3. How does the writer describe the feelings of his visitor in Part 2, Chapter 9?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Embarrassed.
(c) Angry.
(d) In love.

4. 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 save her.
(b) To take revenge.
(c) To redeem himself.
(d) To find love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the writer write to Simonov as an excuse for his dinner behavior?

2. What is the writer certain Liza will do with a letter she receives?

3. What is Liza's profession?

4. How does the writer feel about his schoolmate Zverkov?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Part 2, Chapter 1, the writer discusses his feelings about his job. What are these feelings?

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

7. How does the writer try to cover up his feelings about Liza being at his apartment?

8. In Part 2, Chapter 6, the writer wakes up to a clock chiming. How does he describe the clock?

9. 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?

10. Describe the apartment of Anton Antonych.

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