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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. How does the writer feel about his schoolmate Zverkov?
2. What does Liza give the writer just before he leavesher?
3. What does the writer ask Apollon to get for him at the tavern?
4. After leaving his friend's home, how much does the writer pay for a cab ride?
5. What type of people does the writer state are the only type to go mad?
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. How does the writer try to cover up his feelings about Liza being at his apartment?
3. 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?
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. 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?
6. The writer describes some office clerks that repulse him. Discuss these characters.
7. 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?
8. Describe the apartment of Anton Antonych.
9. The writer wakes up after being drunk and finds someone next to him. How does he describe this person?
10. Describe the characteristics of a romantic, according to the writer.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are striking similarities between the writer and Liza. Discuss these similarities and how they affect the writer. Does the writer feel a connection with Liza and if so, does he accept it?
Essay Topic 2
In Part 1, Chapter 6, the reader further learns that the author lives in self pity and loathing. Discuss how this way of life has affected him in terms of his work life, love life, and social life.
Essay Topic 3
In Part 2 of the book, the writer often refers to the snow. What does the snow represent to or say about the writer?
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