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

2. Why does Ivan Ivanovich surmise that coffins become so heavy?
(a) Inertia of the body.
(b) The amount of sentimental items.
(c) The type of wood used.
(d) The satin lining.

3. Whom does the tailor in "The Clothesmender" marry?
(a) The woman he buys his thread from.
(b) His second cousin.
(c) The general's daughter.
(d) The sister of the assistant barman.

4. Where does Lukerya lead the singing when she is young?
(a) Novosibirsk.
(b) Kotovo.
(c) Spasskoye.
(d) Aldan.

5. Who must be asked before the Bishop can visit the three hermits?
(a) The Colonel.
(b) The Captain.
(c) The Cardinal.
(d) The General.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What item of the master's is Varka asked to clean?

3. What is the tailor handed when he walks into Room One after being summoned there by the occupant?

4. What jewelry is often given to the stationmaster's daughter by ladies who pass through the station?

5. Where does the lieutenant in "Sunstroke" go first to assuage his loneliness for the woman?

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