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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 author's "bons mots" does Ivan Ivanovich say he wishes to collect?
(a) Mallarmé's.
(b) Balzac's.
(c) Voltaire's.
(d) Rabelais'.

2. Gogol says that people of the capital have shown an interest in experiments with the effects of _____.
(a) Drug therapy.
(b) Sun exposure.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Hypnotism.

3. What does the lady passing by a year prior to the story, "A Living Relic" give to Lukerya?
(a) A red scarf.
(b) Medicine for sleeplessness.
(c) Lotion for dry skin.
(d) A book on suffering.

4. What is the fabric the woman on the steamer's dress made of in "Sunstroke"?
(a) Linen.
(b) Lace.
(c) Poplin.
(d) Gingham.

5. In "The Stationmaster," what is the traveler wearing who appears at the station three years before the narrator's second visit?
(a) A German patch.
(b) A Circassian fur cap.
(c) A mink coat.
(d) A sapphire ring

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the Bishop offer the Captain in return for going to the island where the three hermits live?

5. What is the name of the stationmaster's daughter?

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