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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Three Hermits by Leo Tolstoy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Ivan Ivanovich described by the painter who exhibits his portrait?
(a) Cheerful.
(b) Morbid.
(c) Dry.
(d) Thankless.

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

3. What color is the water in the cemetery that is being baled out with a dipper by the gravedigger in "Bobok"?
(a) Black.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

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

5. In "The Nose", who is the head clerk in the Senate?
(a) Ivanovich.
(b) Yarygin.
(c) Yakovlevich.
(d) Nevsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Prince Vyazemsky facetiously call a person who holds the post of stationmaster?

2. What author's "bons mots" does Ivan Ivanovich say he wishes to collect?

3. In "The Three Hermits", where is the Bishop sailing from?

4. What is the name of the type of small wattle shed or hut that Pyotr Petrovich finds next to the bee-garden?

5. What street does the barber Ivan Yakovlevich live on?

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