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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In Bondage by Fyodor Sologub.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pushkin describe the stationmaster?
(a) A beak-nosed charlatan.
(b) A large oaf.
(c) A busybody.
(d) As a veritable martyr.

2. Why does the second hermit have trouble reciting what the Bishop teaches him?
(a) Because his whiskers are overgrown.
(b) Because he doesn't speak the same language.
(c) Because he is deaf.
(d) Because he won't listen.

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 Followers of Simon.
(c) The Canaanites.
(d) The Hittites.

4. In "The Clothesmender", what is the name of the real estate agent who makes the sign for the tailor?
(a) Segei Prokhov.
(b) Fyodor Galensky.
(c) Prokhor Ivanych.
(d) Vasily Konych.

5. What does a friend who stops by Ivan Ivanovich's place say of his writing style?
(a) That he is copying Pushkin.
(b) That it is absurd.
(c) That it is long-winded.
(d) That it is choppy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the real last name of the occupant of Room One in "The Clothesmender"?

2. What is the name of the priest who comes to see Lukerya?

3. What does Lukerya keep hearing on the day of her death in "The Living Relic"?

4. What does the Bishop offer the Captain in return for going to the island where the three hermits live?

5. Who suggests in "Bobok" that the corpses should no longer be ashamed?

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