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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Dolgushov injured?

2. In "Sunstroke", what does the lieutenant slap his boots with while contemplating the woman's absence in the hotel room?

3. What does the aunt of the middle-aged citizen want from the doctor?

4. When the couple in "Sunstroke" wakes up in the morning, what does the lieutenant smell in the air?

5. What does the house-chairman in "The Cave" jokingly say he prefers when asked if he would like some tea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Varka so tired?

2. In "Yuletide Story", what does the doctor think of patients in general?

3. How does Zamyatin describe the bedroom where Martin Martinych and Masha stay in "The Cave"?

4. What does the doctor say that Varka's father should do in the dream she has while holding the baby?

5. What does Grishchuk say about women and why?

6. What does the lieutenant in "Sunstroke" do when he goes back to the hotel room alone?

7. Why does Selikhov come over to Martin Martinych's place?

8. How is the doctor in "Yuletide Story" described?

9. In "Sunstroke", why is the woman unwilling to continue her relationship with the lieutenant?

10. What is Masha's condition in "The Cave"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Bunin describe the woman in "Sunstroke"? What does she look like? What is her nature like? How do these things captivate the lieutenant?

Essay Topic 2

What is Ivan Ivanovich's impression of the scene at the funeral he attends in "Bobok"? What does he say of the mourners? The smell? What is his impression of the faces of the corpses?

Essay Topic 3

What longings torment Paka in "In Bondage" that cause him to want to leave the safety of his normal home life? How does his mother's attitude contribute to this?

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