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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stories 11 through 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stepanych think of Katya?
(a) She is too foolish to make it in this world.
(b) She is too brash for men.
(c) She is too timid to be in theater.
(d) She is innocent and naive.

2. What about Ryabovsky intrigues Olga?
(a) She knows nothing about him and remains mysterious.
(b) He is a genius in painting.
(c) He adds drama to her life.
(d) He is absolutely giving.

3. How does Yegor describe himself?
(a) A man of wisdom.
(b) Humble.
(c) Stoic.
(d) As a free spirit.

4. What is a panikhida?
(a) A type of bread.
(b) A commemorative prayer for the dead.
(c) A celebration of the living.
(d) A formal apology to God.

5. In "The Fidget", Osip Dymov is __________.
(a) A celebrity.
(b) Socially insufferable.
(c) Theatrical.
(d) Ordinary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Anyuta help Stepan's studies?

2. What insulting word does Andreich call his daughter Maria?

3. To whom does Vanka write to on Christmas Eve?

4. What embitters Nikolai Stepanych about his children?

5. In whom does Ieronym see his friend Nikolai?

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