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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Cave by Evgeny Zamyatin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Martin Martinych hide from Masha that is in his desk drawer?
(a) A letter opener.
(b) A match.
(c) A blue phial.
(d) A flask of whiskey.

2. What is the name given to the station where the stationmaster and his daughter live?
(a) Station X.
(b) Station Y.
(c) Line 45.
(d) Stop 7.

3. What is the smell Pyotr Petrovich encounters as he enters the bee hut?
(a) Lavender and roses.
(b) Mint and melissa.
(c) Mesquite and mahogany.
(d) Rosemary and thyme.

4. Who is staying in Room One the next New Year's Eve in "The Clothesmender"?
(a) The Queen.
(b) The Big Shot.
(c) The Ambassador.
(d) The President.

5. What perhaps causes the icy roar of the wind in "The Cave"?
(a) The wrath of God.
(b) A misplaced polar bear.
(c) A super-mammoth.
(d) A storm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With what does Ivan Ivanovich begin his thinking appropriate thoughts while sitting on the tombstone?

3. What does the newspaper clerk offer Major Kovalyov as he is leaving his office?

4. What item of clothing does the occupant of Room One need repaired in "The Clothesmender"?

5. Where does "The Clothesmender" take place?

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