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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Boring Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What insulting word does Andreich call his daughter Maria?
(a) A whore.
(b) A philosopher.
(c) A harlot.
(d) A slut.

2. What is Nikolai the porter's proficiency?
(a) The latest in medicine.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) University news.

3. What does Vanka remember about Christmastime?
(a) Getting the tree with his grandfather.
(b) Making cookies with the cooks in the master's house.
(c) An orange in his stocking one year.
(d) Decorating the tree with his parents.

4. What is Stepan studying?
(a) Russian literature.
(b) Art.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Medicine.

5. What did Nikolai do for Ieronym when he was alive?
(a) Call out to Ieronym so he is not scared on the ferry at night.
(b) Teach him how to write poems.
(c) Go through prayer sessions with him.
(d) Sing him lullabies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Nevyrazimov and Paramon hear through the vents?

2. What does the judge discover about an accident from the previous year?

3. What does Katya suggest to Stepanych?

4. Why does Andreich believe it is acceptable to call Maria by an insulting name?

5. What is the ordinary conversation between Mikhail and Katya?

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