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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Clothesmender by Nikolay Leskov.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lukerya ask Pyotr Petrovich if he remembers as he is leaving the bee hut?
(a) Her gold dress.
(b) Her long braid.
(c) Her strong arms.
(d) Her red slippers.

2. Who must be asked before the Bishop can visit the three hermits?
(a) The Cardinal.
(b) The Colonel.
(c) The Captain.
(d) The General.

3. Who does the woman in the story that Lukerya tells Pyotr Petrovich chase away beyond the sea?
(a) The Sons of Hagar.
(b) The Hittites.
(c) The Canaanites.
(d) The Followers of Simon.

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

5. Who tells the merchant the story of the three hermits?
(a) A mercenary.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A fisherman.
(d) A missionary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the tailor call his wife in "The Clothesmender"?

2. What is the device used to make Russian tea that the stationmaster asks his daughter to start for him when the narrator arrives?

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

4. What does Ivan Ivanovich not like reading?

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

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