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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dolgushov say to use on him when the narrator finds him?
(a) A knife.
(b) A cartridge.
(c) Morphine.
(d) Antibiotics.

2. What are nurses doing as they lie in the grass in "The Death of Dolgushov"?
(a) Bleeding.
(b) Knitting.
(c) Reading.
(d) Singing.

3. Whose scouts are scouring the field looking for the dead and for equipment in "The Death of Dolgushov"?
(a) Afonka's.
(b) Korochayev's.
(c) Vytyagaichenko's.
(d) Timoshka's.

4. In what month does "Yuletide Story" take place?
(a) January.
(b) December.
(c) September.
(d) November.

5. Where is Dolgushov injured?
(a) His belly.
(b) His head.
(c) His back.
(d) His legs.

6. What does Grishchuk have with him all the time?
(a) A broken fly swatter.
(b) A cart.
(c) A camera.
(d) A notebook.

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

8. In "Yuletide Story", what does the doctor prescribe for the middle-aged citizen?
(a) Elixir of arsenic.
(b) Hawthorn root extract.
(c) Ammoniac aniseed drops.
(d) Lemon oil.

9. In "In Bondage," what does Antoshka say the peasants do to each other when they get mad?
(a) Poison each other.
(b) Fight each other with swords.
(c) Ostracize each other.
(d) Curse each other.

10. What will Varka's employers do if she falls asleep?
(a) Send her for coal in the snow.
(b) Beat her.
(c) Fire her.
(d) Lock her in the closet.

11. How old is Nanny Varka?
(a) Seventy.
(b) Twenty-seven.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Eighteen.

12. In "The Death of Dolgushov", who has reached the woods and posted their machine guns nearby?
(a) The Croatians.
(b) The Serbs.
(c) The Czechs.
(d) The Poles.

13. What is the fabric the woman on the steamer's dress made of in "Sunstroke"?
(a) Gingham.
(b) Poplin.
(c) Lace.
(d) Linen.

14. What part of the body does the middle-aged citizen who comes to visit the doctor in "Yuletide Story" complain about?
(a) His liver.
(b) His head.
(c) His spleen.
(d) His heart.

15. What does the narrator of "Yuletide Story" say has likely caused the doctor's voice to grow husky and cracked?
(a) Yelling at his nurses.
(b) Being around sick people.
(c) Eating coarse food.
(d) Alcohol consumption.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item of the master's is Varka asked to clean?

2. What does Dolgushov give to the narrator?

3. What does Paka see on the eldest boy that surprises him?

4. What sort of eau de cologne scent is left in the hotel by the woman in "Sunstroke"?

5. For one hour, what is in the cave as a result of the "god"?

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