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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. Who does Lukerya say has great patience when Pyotr Petrovich compliments her on her own patience?
(a) Mary Magdalene.
(b) Noah.
(c) John the Baptist.
(d) Simeon Stylites.

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

3. Where does Ivan Yakovlevich go to dispose of the nose he finds in his bread?
(a) Anichkin Bridge.
(b) St. Isaac's Bridge.
(c) Dolya Bridge.
(d) Police Bridge.

4. What does the narrator hope will loosen the stationmaster's tongue with regard to the whereabouts of his daughter?
(a) Rum punch.
(b) Cough elixir.
(c) Sleepiness.
(d) Vodka.

5. What does Ivan Ivanovich end his thinking with while sitting on the tombstone?
(a) Subliminal messages.
(b) Languidness.
(c) Astonishment.
(d) Legendary status.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language are the verses in that tell the story on the stationmaster's wall?

2. Who wants Major Kovalyov to marry her daughter?

3. How is Ivan Ivanovich described by the painter who exhibits his portrait?

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

5. What is the name of Varka's late father?

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