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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. As the writer goes on a tirade about his circumstances, what is Liza's reaction in this section?
2. How does the writer feel about the office clerks?
3. What does the writer do during the toast to Zverkov?
4. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 9, what is the writer's general feeling?
5. How does the writer "plunge into society"?
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. Why is the writer surprised that Liza does not leave after being lied to and yelled at?
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. How does the writer try to cover up his feelings about Liza being at his apartment?
5. What does the writer find when he arrives at the dinner party and how does he feel about it?
6. 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?
7. 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.
8. How does the writer describe the room he finds himself in after being drunk at the dinner party?
9. Describe the apartment of Anton Antonych.
10. In Part 2, Chapter 6, the writer wakes up to a clock chiming. How does he describe the clock?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What character is the writer most like in the book? Provide details supporting your answer.
Essay Topic 2
The writer discusses men of action. What does he say about men of action? How does he feel about these men? Does he think of himself as a man of action? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
In your opinion, do you think the writer is a "Hero" or a "Coward"? Provide examples to support your answer.
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