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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Paka, the wicked fairy got cross with his mother because she hadn't invited her to what?
(a) His birthday party.
(b) Christmas.
(c) His christening.
(d) Go to the circus.

2. What does the doctor forget at the middle-aged citizen's apartment?
(a) His hat.
(b) His umbrella.
(c) His tool bag.
(d) His overshoes.

3. What is the occupation of Varka's master?
(a) Baker.
(b) Cobbler.
(c) Stationmaster.
(d) Clothesmender.

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

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

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

7. What does Martin Martinych hide from Masha that is in his desk drawer?
(a) A blue phial.
(b) A match.
(c) A flask of whiskey.
(d) A letter opener.

8. When Paka asked why the boys are armed as they are, who do they say they are?
(a) Huns.
(b) Hittites.
(c) Ninjas.
(d) Redskins.

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

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

11. Which composer's Opus 74 lies on Martin's desk?
(a) Scriabin.
(b) Shostakovich.
(c) Tchaikovsky.
(d) Rimsky-Korsakov.

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

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

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

15. Martin Martinych's face is as if it is made of clay, like many faces, back to whom?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Adam.
(c) Cain.
(d) Peter the Great.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Paka tell the boys that he and his mother used to live?

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

3. In "The Death of Dolgushov", what city has the enemy been beaten out of in a counterattack?

4. What does Grishchuk have with him all the time?

5. What does Paka consider himself to be?

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