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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. For one hour, what is in the cave as a result of the "god"?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

2. To where is Ivan Yakovlevich trying to escape when he is apprehended by the police?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Kamchatka.
(c) Siberia.
(d) Riga.

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

4. What does the wife of Martin Martinych's downstairs neighbor hide under a napkin when he comes into their room?
(a) A coal.
(b) A bowl.
(c) A spoon.
(d) A coin.

5. What is playing below the window when Martin Martinych comes over to Masha's house while she is playing piano?
(a) A bassoon.
(b) A trumpet.
(c) A violin.
(d) An organ-grinder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last thing Lukerya asks of Pyotr Petrovich?

2. Where is the stationmaster's daughter living with Captain Minsky?

3. What does Dolgushov hand to the troop commander?

4. What is the name of a type of Russian carriage?

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

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