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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Pyotr Petrovich and his friend hunting for?
(a) Black grouse.
(b) Ptarmigan.
(c) Game hens.
(d) Pheasant.

2. In "The Clothesmender," what does the tailor's grandfather sell?
(a) Shoe leather.
(b) Insoles.
(c) Shoelaces.
(d) Shoe polish.

3. What is the name given to the station where the stationmaster and his daughter live?
(a) Station X.
(b) Stop 7.
(c) Line 45.
(d) Station Y.

4. Gogol says that people of the capital have shown an interest in experiments with the effects of _____.
(a) Drug therapy.
(b) Hypnotism.
(c) Sun exposure.
(d) Alcoholism.

5. What does Lukerya make the wreath out of in her dreams?
(a) Cornflowers.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Baby's breath.
(d) Lavender.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Bishop suggest that the three hermits have heard of when he is teaching them to pray?

2. The young man who dies of "complications" goes to which doctor before he dies?

3. What do the three hermits live in?

4. The stationmaster's daughter tries to soothe the sick hussar traveler with what?

5. How does the Bishop teach the three hermits to pray?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the fisherman end up on the island with the three hermits?

2. What does Lukerya say to Pyotr Petrovich about patience?

3. What effect does talking have on Lukerya when she is telling Pyotr Petrovich about her life?

4. What is Ivan Ivanovich's impression of the voices coming from the graves when he first hears them?

5. Describe the character of the wife of Laputin, the benefactor in "The Clothesmender".

6. What happens when the stationmaster arrives in Petersburg?

7. How does the Captain try to talk the Bishop out of going to the island where the hermits live?

8. What does Klinevich call Mr. Tarasevich and what does he say about his debauchery?

9. How does Major Kovalyov try to obscure his missing nose when he goes into the coffee house and when he leaves?

10. How does Dunya's father react to the hussar's asking if he can take her to church?

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