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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 wants Major Kovalyov to marry her daughter?
(a) Mrs. Ivanovna.
(b) Mrs. Podtochina.
(c) Mrs. Osipovna.
(d) Mrs. Petrovna.

2. What is the name of Varka's late father?
(a) Efim Stepanych.
(b) Fyodor Laputin.
(c) Vasily Konych.
(d) Anton Strapovich.

3. What is the occupation of Varka's master?
(a) Clothesmender.
(b) Baker.
(c) Stationmaster.
(d) Cobbler.

4. 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) Hits him with a stick.
(b) Gives him more money.
(c) Offers him a new job as a clerk.
(d) Shoots him.

5. What is the last thing Lukerya asks of Pyotr Petrovich?
(a) To find her lost daughter.
(b) To have his mother reduce the quit-rent for the peasants.
(c) To give her some honey.
(d) To bring her back a deer from his next hunting trip.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pyotr Petrovich say is the woman who takes up the sword in the story Lukerya tells?

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

3. Who does the woman in the story that Lukerya tells Pyotr Petrovich chase away beyond the sea?

4. Where does "The Clothesmender" take place?

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

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