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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sleepy by Anton Chekhov.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Lukerya taken when the weather gets cold?
(a) To the bathhouse lobby.
(b) To the blacksmith's house.
(c) To the shed next to the furnace.
(d) To a hospital.

2. What does Major Kovalyov give the police officer as he is leaving?
(a) A red bank note.
(b) Snuff.
(c) A gold watch.
(d) Some bread.

3. To whose funeral does Ivan Ivanovich go in "Bobok"?
(a) A former lover's.
(b) A friend of a friend's.
(c) A Collegiate Councilor's.
(d) A Major General's.

4. What is the name of Varka's mother?
(a) Evgenia.
(b) Agafia.
(c) Pelageya.
(d) Fekla.

5. What does the occupant of Room One from the beginning of "The Clothesmender" do when the tailor tries to comfort him at the end of the story?
(a) Gives him more money.
(b) Shoots him.
(c) Hits him with a stick.
(d) Offers him a new job as a clerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks Ivan Ivanovich if he will ever be sober in "Bobok"?

2. What does Lukerya ask Pyotr Petrovich if he remembers as he is leaving the bee hut?

3. What are Pyotr Petrovich and his friend hunting for?

4. Where does "The Clothesmender" take place?

5. Who is the governor-general of Moscow at the time "The Clothesmender" takes place?

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