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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 in the church suggests a place for the narrator to live in "The Clothesmender"?
(a) The organist.
(b) The bishop.
(c) The cleaning person.
(d) The psalmodist.

2. 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.

3. What does the tailor's new wife say she will bring to the marriage in "The Clothesmender"?
(a) A huge dowry.
(b) Luck.
(c) Hard work.
(d) Many children.

4. What does the tailor call his wife in "The Clothesmender"?
(a) Natalyoshka.
(b) Anya.
(c) Irinka.
(d) Mashenka.

5. What does a friend who stops by Ivan Ivanovich's place say of his writing style?
(a) That it is choppy.
(b) That it is long-winded.
(c) That he is copying Pushkin.
(d) That it is absurd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the orphan girl bring to Lukerya when she drops by?

2. To where does the police officer who brings Major Kovalyov's nose back to him, say he has to go when he is offered a cup of tea?

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

4. Where does Lukerya lead the singing when she is young?

5. In "Bobok", among the palls at the cemetery, there were also two _____.

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