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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 Zverkov say he would do if the peasants in his countries protested?
2. What would the writer have to do to buy a pistol?
3. What justification does the writer give for his behavior?
4. In Part 2, Liza visits the writer at his home. Upset by this, how does the writer say he would take revenge on his visitor?
5. What does the writer ask Apollon to get for him at the tavern?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the writer compare Liza to and how does he explain that even this is better than being a prostitute?
2. Describe the apartment of Anton Antonych.
3. 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?
4. What is Zverkov's reaction to the writer's complaint about not being informed of the change in time for the dinner party?
5. 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?
6. What is Apollon's reaction to the writer when he is asked to go to the tavern for tea and biscuits?
7. What does the writer find when he arrives at the dinner party and how does he feel about it?
8. The writer wakes up after being drunk and finds someone next to him. How does he describe this person?
9. 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?
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
Qhat point do you consider the climax of this story? Support your answer with significant events leading up to this point.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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