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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 is it about the writer's experience with Liza that astonishes him?
2. Near the end of the dinner in Part 2, Chapter 4, during the writer's toast, what does he say he loves?
3. When the others arrive for the dinner party, Zverkov is in the lead and appears to be in charge. How does he respond when he learns the time of the writer's arrival?
4. What has the writer forgotten about when he wakesup after his night of drinking?
5. How does the writer feel after leaving Liza?
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. What is Zverkov's attitude toward the writer?
3. How does the writer describe the room he finds himself in after being drunk at the dinner party?
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. 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?
6. The writer seems very indecisive at times. While in the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 1 the writer states that he does not socialize with his co-workers, he later tells the reader that he sometimes tries to make friends with them. Discuss his feelings about this change in attitude toward the co-workers.
7. What is Apollon's reaction to the writer when he is asked to go to the tavern for tea and biscuits?
8. In Part 2, Chapter 9, when Liza goes to the writer's apartment, why does he think she becomes embarrassed?
9. 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?
10. The writer describes some office clerks that repulse him. Discuss these characters.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Part 2 of the book, the writer often refers to the snow. What does the snow represent to or say about the writer?
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
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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