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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Yuletide Story by Mikhail Zoshchenko.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the couple in "Sunstroke" wakes up in the morning, what does the lieutenant smell in the air?
(a) Hay and tar.
(b) Baking bread.
(c) Smoke.
(d) A perfume factory.

2. In "Sunstroke," what river is the steamer traversing when the lieutenant meets the woman he has an attraction to?
(a) The Svir.
(b) The Neva.
(c) The Volga.
(d) The Danube.

3. What is the name of the stationmaster's daughter?
(a) Svetlana.
(b) Anya.
(c) Dunya.
(d) Natalya.

4. How is the woman who comes to the doctor's office in "Yuletide Story" described?
(a) As a little flower of God.
(b) As a withered streak of meanness.
(c) As a lightning rod for change.
(d) As a high-society lady.

5. What is painted on the sign by the gate in "The Clothesmender"?
(a) A krasnya kniga.
(b) An armyak and a poddyovka.
(c) A wedding dress.
(d) Two clergy robes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who must be asked before the Bishop can visit the three hermits?

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

4. What is the name of the middle-aged citizen, according to his aunt who comes to the doctor the day after his visit?

5. In "The Nose", who is the head clerk in the Senate?

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