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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. According to Paka, the wicked fairy got cross with his mother because she hadn't invited her to what?

2. From where has the woman in "Sunstroke" boarded the steamer?

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

4. What does Paka think of the boys who pass his house on the road?

5. What does Dolgushov say to use on him when the narrator finds him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the three brothers do during the summer months in "In Bondage"?

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

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

5. 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?

6. What happens when Varka decides she must be free of what shackles her at the end of Sleepy?

7. How are the conditions at the Obertyshevs' place?

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

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

10. What does Zoshchenko write about "Yuletide Story"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Clothesmender", what is the reason that the tailor Laputin has a French sign calling him Lepoutant? What happens, ironically, to his benefactor of the same name at the end of the story? Why is this ironic?

Essay Topic 2

In "A Living Relic", how does Lukerya perceive her plight? How does she cope with being alone most of the time? What is her state of mind? How does she sleep? Who visits her and how does she feel about these visits?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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