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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stories 26 and 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What arrangement do Gurov and Anna make to continue seeing each other?
(a) He is to "tutor" her in French.
(b) They are to meet in Yalta every Sunday.
(c) He is to come every other month by the pier.
(d) She will see him in Moscow.

2. What is most important to Lida Volchaninova?
(a) Providing for her mother and sister.
(b) Having children.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Local politics and helping the needy.

3. What is Yefimya's relationship with her husband like?
(a) He loves her more than she can return.
(b) She fears him.
(c) It is very formal and arranged.
(d) She loves him dearly.

4. In "At Christmastime", whom does Vasilisa ask to help her write a letter to her daughter?
(a) The tavern keeper.
(b) Yegor.
(c) The cook.
(d) Her husband.

5. To whom does Stepanych compare himself during his youthful days of lecturing?
(a) A brain surgeon.
(b) An orchestra conductor.
(c) A violinist.
(d) A pianist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Zhenya discontinue seeing the artist?

2. What does Anna Sergeevna fear when she starts relations with Gurov?

3. What is Belikov and Kovalenko's relationship like?

4. How does Stepanych feel about his life in the months before his death?

5. What is so different about Anna from the other women Gurov usually meets?

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