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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Paka tell the boys that he and his mother used to live?
(a) In a mansion.
(b) In a crystal cave.
(c) In a castle.
(d) In a tree house.

3. What does Varka think the hardest thing is to do when she is standing in front of the kitchen table?
(a) Mend bandages.
(b) Listen to the baby cry.
(c) Peel potatoes.
(d) Chop onions.

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

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

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

7. What does the house-chairman in "The Cave" jokingly say he prefers when asked if he would like some tea?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Irish cream.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Bordeaux.

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

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

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

11. What does Dolgushov give to the narrator?
(a) Twenty rubles.
(b) His mother's ring.
(c) A love letter to his girlfriend.
(d) His papers.

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

13. What is the name of Varka's mother?
(a) Fekla.
(b) Agafia.
(c) Pelageya.
(d) Evgenia.

14. What is the specialty of the doctor in "Yuletide Story"?
(a) Veterinary medicine.
(b) Chiropractic.
(c) Head and spinal injuries.
(d) Internal and children's diseases.

15. What does Paka think of the boys who pass his house on the road?
(a) They are stupid.
(b) They are sick.
(c) They are rich.
(d) They are lucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the prescription cost that the doctor issues to the middle-aged citizen in "Yuletide Story"?

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

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

4. What does Dolgushov hand to the troop commander?

5. Whose scouts are scouring the field looking for the dead and for equipment in "The Death of Dolgushov"?

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