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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 goes hunting with Pyotr Petrovich in "A Living Relic"?
(a) Ivan.
(b) Nikolai.
(c) Aleksander.
(d) Ermolay.

2. What is painted into his portrait that vexes Ivan Ivanovich?
(a) A sea of pockmarks.
(b) A large chin.
(c) Two warts.
(d) Forehead lines.

3. What is the smell Pyotr Petrovich encounters as he enters the bee hut?
(a) Mint and melissa.
(b) Mesquite and mahogany.
(c) Lavender and roses.
(d) Rosemary and thyme.

4. Why does Ivan Ivanovich surmise that coffins become so heavy?
(a) The type of wood used.
(b) The amount of sentimental items.
(c) Inertia of the body.
(d) The satin lining.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the morning, what is Varka asked to do after she lights the stove?

2. What does a friend who stops by Ivan Ivanovich's place say of his writing style?

3. What is the name of the priest who comes to see Lukerya?

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

5. Gogol describes the doctor that Major Kovalyov goes to see as having pitch-black _____.

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