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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 language are the verses in that tell the story on the stationmaster's wall?
(a) Ukrainian.
(b) Arabic.
(c) German.
(d) French.

2. What story is depicted on the stationmaster's wall?
(a) The old man and the sea.
(b) The Crucifixion.
(c) The fall of Zeus.
(d) The prodigal son.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lukerya make the wreath out of in her dreams?

2. What does Lukerya ask Pyotr Petrovich if he remembers as he is leaving the bee hut?

3. Whom does the stationmaster ask about his daughter's whereabouts as this person is snuffing out candles?

4. What is the last thing Lukerya asks of Pyotr Petrovich?

5. Whom does Lukerya's betrothed eventually marry?

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