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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. What does Ivan Ivanovich not like reading?
(a) Epitaphs.
(b) Propaganda posters.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Obituaries.

2. From what language does Ivan Ivanovich translate books for booksellers?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Polish.
(d) Croatian.

3. Where does Major Kovalyov confront his lost nose?
(a) Nevsky Theater.
(b) Balshoi Theater.
(c) Kazan Cathedral.
(d) Kirov Cathedral.

4. In front of the Icon in "Sleepy", what color light is burning?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is painted into his portrait that vexes Ivan Ivanovich?

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

3. Where is Lukerya taken when the weather gets cold?

4. What perhaps causes the icy roar of the wind in "The Cave"?

5. Who lives downstairs from Masha and Martin Martinych?

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