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

2. 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?
(a) Alert.
(b) Foggy.
(c) Semi-consciousness.
(d) Unconscious.

3. In Part 2, a number of event happen to the writer, including going to a dinner party with old friends and meeting a prostitute. How does the writer feel about the events that happen that day?
(a) They happen in the past.
(b) It is only a dream.
(c) They have not yet happened.
(d) They just happen.

4. Near the end of the dinner in Part 2, Chapter 4, during the writer's toast, what does he say he hates?
(a) The unintelligent.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Philanderers.
(d) Liars.

5. After many days pass and Liza does not show up, the writer begins having dreams about her. What is the tone of these dreams?
(a) Love and happiness.
(b) Bewilderment.
(c) Fright.
(d) Hate.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 8, upon waking up, what does the writer decide is the most important thing he must do?

2. What has the writer forgotten about when he wakesup after his night of drinking?

3. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 9, what is the writer's general feeling?

4. How do the others feel about the toast the writer gives at the end of the dinner party?

5. In what is Zverkov an expert?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Part 2, Chapter 9, when Liza goes to the writer's apartment, why does he think she becomes embarrassed?

4. After the writer has finished his speech to Liza, he turns to leave. Before he goes, she gives him a letter to read. Who was the letter from and what did it say?

5. What does the writer find when he arrives at the dinner party and how does he feel about it?

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

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

10. Describe the apartment of Anton Antonych.

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