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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 is Belikov and Kovalenko's relationship like?
(a) Belikov dislikes Kovalenko.
(b) Kovalenko dislikes Belikov.
(c) They have mutual respect for one another.
(d) They each think the other is brutish.

2. What do Yegor and Vasilisa's son-in-law have in common?
(a) They are both doorkeepers.
(b) They came from Petersburg.
(c) They are both revolutionists.
(d) They were both soldiers.

3. How does Stepanych feel about his life in the months before his death?
(a) Nothing changes.
(b) Everything is happier.
(c) Everything is boring.
(d) Everyone seems nicer.

4. 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.

5. Why do the women in town get excited about Belikov's life?
(a) Belikov inherits a fortune.
(b) Belikov is promoted to a privy councilor.
(c) One of the daughters falls in love with Belikov.
(d) They want to arrange a marriage for him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is it about Mr. Gnekker that worries Nikolai Stepanych?

3. What brings Anna back home to her husband?

4. Where do Dmitri Gurov and the lady with the dog first meet?

5. How do Alekhin and Burkin view Ivan's story about Nikolai and the gooseberries?

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