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

2. What does the Bishop teach the three hermits to recite?
(a) The Holy Rosary.
(b) The Nicean Creed.
(c) The Lord's Prayer.
(d) Hail Mary.

3. Where does Major Kovalyov confront his lost nose?
(a) Kirov Cathedral.
(b) Kazan Cathedral.
(c) Nevsky Theater.
(d) Balshoi Theater.

4. Where does "The Clothesmender" take place?
(a) Novohrad.
(b) Kiev.
(c) Petersburg.
(d) Moscow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who chokes on a chicken bone and dies that owned the house before the tailor?

2. In "Sunstroke", what does the lieutenant slap his boots with while contemplating the woman's absence in the hotel room?

3. The stationmaster's daughter tries to soothe the sick hussar traveler with what?

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

5. What does Ivan Ivanovich do that causes the corpses to go silent?

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