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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 is the tailor handed when he walks into Room One after being summoned there by the occupant?
(a) A pot of money.
(b) The garment he mended.
(c) A glass of wine.
(d) The key to the room.

2. What does Paka consider himself to be?
(a) A prince.
(b) A dog.
(c) A frog.
(d) A knight.

3. In "Sunstroke", how old is the woman's child?
(a) Three.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Nine.
(d) Thirteen.

4. What does Ivan Yakovlevich want for breakfast when he wakes up on March 25th?
(a) Blini with caviar and cream.
(b) A bowl of oatmeal.
(c) Tea and latkes.
(d) Hot bread with onion.

5. Where does Paka tell the boys that he and his mother used to live?
(a) In a tree house.
(b) In a crystal cave.
(c) In a mansion.
(d) In a castle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Varka's mother?

2. From what language does Ivan Ivanovich translate books for booksellers?

3. What is the French name of the tailor?

4. Who goes hunting with Pyotr Petrovich in "A Living Relic"?

5. What do editors say that Ivan Ivanovich's stories lack when he brings them to their offices?

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