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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When the guests come to the house, in "Sleepy" what is Varka asked to run and get from the store?
(a) Some lamb.
(b) Three bottles of beer.
(c) A wheel of cheese.
(d) Two jars of pickles.

4. Who lives downstairs from Masha and Martin Martinych?
(a) The Oserovnayevs.
(b) The Obertyshevs.
(c) The Vasilyevs.
(d) The Vashenkos.

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

6. What is the unshaven porter wearing when the couple disembarks the boat in "Sunstroke"?
(a) Sunglasses.
(b) Epaulets.
(c) Shabby black shoes.
(d) A pink shirt.

7. Where does the lieutenant in "Sunstroke" go first to assuage his loneliness for the woman?
(a) The ballet.
(b) The market.
(c) Petersburg.
(d) Home.

8. In front of the Icon in "Sleepy", what color light is burning?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

9. In "Yuletide Story", who clears up the story of the middle-aged man for the doctor?
(a) The aunt.
(b) The militia.
(c) The grocer.
(d) The constable.

10. How much does the prescription cost that the doctor issues to the middle-aged citizen in "Yuletide Story"?
(a) Forty kopeks.
(b) A head cheese.
(c) Two rubles.
(d) Seventy kopeks.

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

12. How does the aunt put out the candles in "Yuletide Story"?
(a) With a snuffer.
(b) By blowing them out.
(c) With her fingers.
(d) By turning them upside down and smashing the wicks.

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

14. Where do the narrator of "The Death of Dolgushov" and Grishchuk get fired upon near the town by enemy scouts?
(a) A blacksmith's.
(b) A carriage shop.
(c) A cemetery.
(d) A mill.

15. What does Paka say his name would be if he were a common boy and not a prince?
(a) Pasha.
(b) Prokopy.
(c) Pavel.
(d) Pyotr.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Death of Dolgushov", who is the disgraced commander of the Fourth Division?

2. What does the lieutenant drink when he gets back to the hotel in "Sunstroke"?

3. What is the name of the house-chairman who comes over to Martin Martinych's place at dusk?

4. When Paka asked why the boys are armed as they are, who do they say they are?

5. Which demon does the narrator of "In Bondage" say is a very petty demon, but one of the most dangerous?

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