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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the writer write to Simonov as an excuse for his dinner behavior?
2. Why is the writer often dissatisfied with himself?
3. What does the writer do during the toast to Zverkov?
4. As the dinner proceeds, how is the writer feeling?
5. What do the writer's dreams sometimes cause him to do?
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. Why does the writer state that in his life he often takes insignificant roles?
3. Describe the apartment of Anton Antonych.
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. 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?
6. 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?
7. What does the writer find when he arrives at the dinner party and how does he feel about it?
8. 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?
9. What is Zverkov's attitude toward the writer?
10. In Part 2, Chapter 8, the writer decides to borrow money from his friend Anton Antonych in order to repay Simonov. Why does Anton Antonych so readily lend the money?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Part 1, Chapter 5, the writer states that he participates in self-degradation in lieu of boredom. Provide examples of this. Do you think the writer does this to fight his boredom or could there be other reasons? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Based on the writer's interactions with others, do you think he is respected? Why or why not? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss who the writer is writing to. Does he anticipate others to read his notes? Does he withhold any information in fear that someone will read his notes? What does this style of narration add to or take away from the story?
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