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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. To whose funeral does Ivan Ivanovich go in "Bobok"?
(a) A friend of a friend's.
(b) A former lover's.
(c) A Collegiate Councilor's.
(d) A Major General's.

2. What does a friend of Ivan Ivanovich's say he thirsts to feel?
(a) Vodka going down his throat.
(b) God's presence.
(c) Respect.
(d) Sedation.

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

4. When the guests come to the house, in "Sleepy" what is Varka asked to run and get from the store?
(a) Some lamb.
(b) A wheel of cheese.
(c) Two jars of pickles.
(d) Three bottles of beer.

5. In "The Clothesmender," what does the tailor's grandfather sell?
(a) Shoelaces.
(b) Shoe polish.
(c) Insoles.
(d) Shoe leather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paka consider himself to be?

2. In "In Bondage," what does Antoshka say the peasants do to each other when they get mad?

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

4. What is playing below the window when Martin Martinych comes over to Masha's house while she is playing piano?

5. Gogol says that people of the capital have shown an interest in experiments with the effects of _____.

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