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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. The young man who dies of "complications" goes to which doctor before he dies?
(a) Schultz.
(b) Vasiliev.
(c) Botkin.
(d) Eck.

2. What does Ivan Yakovlevich want for breakfast when he wakes up on March 25th?
(a) Hot bread with onion.
(b) Tea and latkes.
(c) A bowl of oatmeal.
(d) Blini with caviar and cream.

3. What author's "bons mots" does Ivan Ivanovich say he wishes to collect?
(a) Rabelais'.
(b) Mallarmé's.
(c) Voltaire's.
(d) Balzac's.

4. When confronted by Major Kovalyov, what line of work does the nose say he is in?
(a) Government.
(b) Aristocratic.
(c) Military.
(d) Scholarly.

5. What is the name of the type of small wattle shed or hut that Pyotr Petrovich finds next to the bee-garden?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) An amshanik.
(c) An apiary.
(d) A plashet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Clothesmender," what is the tailor's real last name?

3. What item of clothing does the occupant of Room One need repaired in "The Clothesmender"?

4. What is the name of Varka's mother?

5. In "The Clothesmender," what does the tailor's grandfather sell?

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