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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. Who does Pyotr Petrovich say is the woman who takes up the sword in the story Lukerya tells?
(a) The Lady of Avalon.
(b) Catherine the Great.
(c) Lady Godiva.
(d) Joan of Arc.

2. Who suggests in "Bobok" that the corpses should no longer be ashamed?
(a) Ivan Ivanovich.
(b) Klinevich.
(c) Catiche.
(d) Kudeyarov.

3. What street does the barber Ivan Yakovlevich live on?
(a) Krasnoy Street.
(b) Voznesensky Avenue.
(c) Pushkin Street.
(d) Kolya Avenue.

4. What is the French name of the tailor?
(a) Lyonne.
(b) Lepoutant.
(c) Leon.
(d) Laurent.

5. With what does Ivan Ivanovich begin his thinking appropriate thoughts while sitting on the tombstone?
(a) Cleaning his mother's house.
(b) His priest.
(c) The Moscow Exhibition.
(d) Saving money.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Ivan Ivanovich described by the painter who exhibits his portrait?

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

3. In "The Nose", who is the head clerk in the Senate?

4. Why does Ivan Ivanovich surmise that coffins become so heavy?

5. Where does Major Kovalyov confront his lost nose?

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