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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 Ivan Ivanovich not like reading?
(a) Obituaries.
(b) Propaganda posters.
(c) Epitaphs.
(d) Newspapers.

2. To whose funeral does Ivan Ivanovich go in "Bobok"?
(a) A Collegiate Councilor's.
(b) A Major General's.
(c) A former lover's.
(d) A friend of a friend's.

3. What author's "bons mots" does Ivan Ivanovich say he wishes to collect?
(a) Rabelais'.
(b) Voltaire's.
(c) Mallarmé's.
(d) Balzac's.

4. Who goes hunting with Pyotr Petrovich in "A Living Relic"?
(a) Aleksander.
(b) Ermolay.
(c) Nikolai.
(d) Ivan.

5. Who turns out to be following the ship the Bishop is on?
(a) A whaling vessel.
(b) The three hermits.
(c) The fisherman who initially told the story of the hermits.
(d) A pirate ghost.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Paka see on the eldest boy that surprises him?

3. What is the stationmaster's name?

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

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

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