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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) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

2. In "Sunstroke", what does the lieutenant hear in the cathedral?
(a) A sermon.
(b) Bells tolling.
(c) Ominous chanting.
(d) Loud singing.

3. Who asks Ivan Ivanovich if he will ever be sober in "Bobok"?
(a) Semyon Ardalyonovich.
(b) Georgi Pavlov.
(c) Maksim Markov.
(d) Evgeni Fomavich.

4. In "Sunstroke", what does the lieutenant slap his boots with while contemplating the woman's absence in the hotel room?
(a) An umbrella.
(b) A carriage whip.
(c) A night stick.
(d) A swagger-stick.

5. Where does Lukerya lead the singing when she is young?
(a) Spasskoye.
(b) Kotovo.
(c) Aldan.
(d) Novosibirsk.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whose funeral does Ivan Ivanovich go in "Bobok"?

2. What color is the water in the cemetery that is being baled out with a dipper by the gravedigger in "Bobok"?

3. What grade is the stationmaster?

4. What is the smell Pyotr Petrovich encounters as he enters the bee hut?

5. When the couple in "Sunstroke" wakes up in the morning, what does the lieutenant smell in the air?

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