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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bobok by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Bobok", among the palls at the cemetery, there were also two _____.
(a) Catacombs.
(b) Catafalques.
(c) Carriages.
(d) Mausoleums.

2. What is the stationmaster's name?
(a) Nikolai Rensky.
(b) Kolya Ivanovich.
(c) Sasha Petrovich.
(d) Samson Vyrin.

3. To where is Ivan Yakovlevich trying to escape when he is apprehended by the police?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Riga.
(c) Siberia.
(d) Kamchatka.

4. The stationmaster's daughter tries to soothe the sick hussar traveler with what?
(a) A vinegar-soaked handkerchief.
(b) Singing by his bedside.
(c) Cough elixir.
(d) Bible readings.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Prince Vyazemsky facetiously call a person who holds the post of stationmaster?

5. What story is depicted on the stationmaster's wall?

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