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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Living Relic by Ivan Turgenev.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last thing Lukerya asks of Pyotr Petrovich?
(a) To give her some honey.
(b) To bring her back a deer from his next hunting trip.
(c) To have his mother reduce the quit-rent for the peasants.
(d) To find her lost daughter.

2. Whom does the stationmaster ask about his daughter's whereabouts as this person is snuffing out candles?
(a) The sexton.
(b) The nun.
(c) The candle maker.
(d) The friar.

3. Gogol describes the doctor that Major Kovalyov goes to see as having pitch-black _____.
(a) Boots.
(b) Sidewhiskers.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Pants.

4. What does the narrator hope will loosen the stationmaster's tongue with regard to the whereabouts of his daughter?
(a) Rum punch.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Sleepiness.
(d) Cough elixir.

5. What jewelry is often given to the stationmaster's daughter by ladies who pass through the station?
(a) Brooches.
(b) Necklaces.
(c) Earrings.
(d) Rings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lukerya say has great patience when Pyotr Petrovich compliments her on her own patience?

2. What does Major Kovalyov give the police officer as he is leaving?

3. Where does the hussar pretend he is taking the stationmaster's daughter when he abducts her?

4. Who goes hunting with Pyotr Petrovich in "A Living Relic"?

5. What does Ivan Yakovlevich want for breakfast when he wakes up on March 25th?

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