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

2. In what month does "Yuletide Story" take place?

3. Who is charged with watching over Paka?

4. What is the name of the middle-aged citizen, according to his aunt who comes to the doctor the day after his visit?

5. On which day do Martin Martinych and Masha board up the study?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Death of Dolgushov", what does a wounded delegate say when Vytyagaichenko is leaving him and the other wounded and how does Vytyagaichenko respond?

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

3. How do the peasant women treat the lieutenant at the market in "Sunstroke"?

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

5. What happens to the narrator and Grishchuk as evening falls in "The Death of Dolgushov"?

6. What does Paka believe about the boys he sees passing by his house?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "A Living Relic", how does Lukerya's malady manifest itself? What draws her outside in the middle of the night? What happens as a result? Describe the progression of her illness discussing how she ends up in the bee hut.

Essay Topic 2

Why doesn't the narrator kill Dolgushov in "The Death of Dolgushov"? What does he do instead? What condition is Dolgushov in? Why does he seek death?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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