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

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

3. What is the god of the cave-like bedroom where Martin Martinych and Masha stay?

4. Whom does Varka see as the enemy in her dream state?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Sunstroke", how does the woman react to the lieutenant's suggestion that they get off the boat together?

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

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

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

5. Why is Varka so tired?

6. In "Yuletide Story," what does the doctor think when he goes to the patient's apartment after his aunt tells him he has died?

7. In "In Bondage", what happens during the dinner party of Paka's mother and afterward?

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

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

10. What does Grishchuk say about women and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Bobok", how does the homespun philosopher, Platon Nikolayevich, explain why the people in the graveyard are still conscious after they die? What qualifies him to speak on the subject? What does he say of the death of the body?

Essay Topic 2

In "Yuletide Story", why does the narrator call the old woman "the flower of god"? What does she do that causes him to use sarcasm in his description of her?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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