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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 admit regarding his poverty?
2. What do the writer's colleagues think of him?
3. What does Zverkov say he would do if the peasants in his countries protested?
4. What does the writer tell Apollon will happen if he does not appease his request?
5. Despite what the writer wants to do during the dinner, what does he do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reasons does the writer give for loathing his old classmate Zverkov?
2. Why does the writer think Liza comes to his apartment?
3. The writer describes some office clerks that repulse him. Discuss these characters.
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. Describe the characteristics of a romantic, according to the writer.
7. What does the writer compare Liza to and how does he explain that even this is better than being a prostitute?
8. In Part 2, Chapter 9, when Liza goes to the writer's apartment, why does he think she becomes embarrassed?
9. In Part 2, Chapter 6, the writer wakes up to a clock chiming. How does he describe the clock?
10. What does the writer find when he arrives at the dinner party and how does he feel about it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Qhat point do you consider the climax of this story? Support your answer with significant events leading up to this point.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the tone of the dinner party. Is the writer happy to be there? Is he accepted? Does anything happen to change the tone during the party?
Essay Topic 3
What character is the writer most like in the book? Provide details supporting your answer.
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