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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Cave by Evgeny Zamyatin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Sunstroke," what river is the steamer traversing when the lieutenant meets the woman he has an attraction to?
(a) The Danube.
(b) The Svir.
(c) The Volga.
(d) The Neva.

2. What is the god of the cave-like bedroom where Martin Martinych and Masha stay?
(a) A chest of jewels.
(b) The bed.
(c) A cast-iron stove.
(d) A telephone.

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

4. How does Pushkin describe the stationmaster?
(a) As a veritable martyr.
(b) A busybody.
(c) A large oaf.
(d) A beak-nosed charlatan.

5. What does the Bishop offer the Captain in return for going to the island where the three hermits live?
(a) A new coat.
(b) A job with the church.
(c) Payment.
(d) Solace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ivan Yakovlevich go to dispose of the nose he finds in his bread?

2. Which composer's Opus 74 lies on Martin's desk?

3. What does the Bishop think is speeding toward his ship?

4. Why does the second hermit have trouble reciting what the Bishop teaches him?

5. What does Paka think of the boys who pass his house on the road?

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