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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. In "The Clothesmender," what is the tailor's real last name?
(a) Laputin.
(b) Vasily.
(c) Ivanovich.
(d) Yulkin.

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

3. What does the Bishop suggest that the three hermits have heard of when he is teaching them to pray?
(a) The Holy Trinity.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) The Holy Grail.
(d) The Lamb of God.

4. What is the real last name of the occupant of Room One in "The Clothesmender"?
(a) Golitsyn.
(b) Laputin.
(c) Vasilivich.
(d) Markov.

5. What is painted on the sign by the gate in "The Clothesmender"?
(a) Two clergy robes.
(b) A krasnya kniga.
(c) An armyak and a poddyovka.
(d) A wedding dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator in "The Stationmaster" traveling in May 1816?

2. What is the name of the type of small wattle shed or hut that Pyotr Petrovich finds next to the bee-garden?

3. What is the last thing Lukerya asks of Pyotr Petrovich?

4. In "The Clothesmender," what does the tailor's grandfather sell?

5. What is the French name of the tailor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the benefactor from Room One do to the sign the tailor originally has up in front of his shop and how does he remedy the situation?

3. What happens when the narrator of "The Clothesmender" and the gossip are walking to the tailor's house to inspect the room?

4. When does Lukerya die and what does she say about the sounds she hears?

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

6. What does Pyotr Petrovich say about hunting in the rain?

7. How does Praskovya Osipovna react when Ivan Yakovlevich finds a nose in his loaf of bread?

8. What are the two trials the tailor experiences that lead him to his eventual good fortune in "The Clothesmender"?

9. In "The Three Hermits", why is the Bishop still awake after everyone goes back to sleep?

10. According to the Bishop in "The Three Hermits", how does God reveal himself to men?

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