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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In the Ravine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What special gift did Nikolai have as a monk?
(a) Writing akathists.
(b) Writing sermons.
(c) Have a good rapport with everyone.
(d) Keeping the novices quiet and respectful.

2. What brought Gusev away to the Far East?
(a) Military service.
(b) Exile.
(c) There was promise of money as a merchant.
(d) A woman.

3. Of the following, which is NOT an attribute Korolev thinks about in regards to factories?
(a) Factory owners are more stressed than others give them credit for.
(b) Consumers do not get quality goods from them.
(c) Only a few benefit from it.
(d) Factory workers are overworked.

4. What does Yegor dislike about the village?
(a) The arrogance.
(b) The large population.
(c) The poverty.
(d) The noise.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Grigoriev steal a nut?

2. What is on Varvara's mind when Anisim unexpectedly returns home?

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

4. In "On Official Business", where is the scene of death?

5. What does Korolev assume about factory workers?

(see the answer key)

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