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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stories 14 through 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ivan Cherviakov watching when he sneezes on the man in front of him?
(a) An opera.
(b) A circus show.
(c) A symphony.
(d) A play.

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

3. In "Ward No. 6", who is Nikita?
(a) The assistant doctor.
(b) The hall porter.
(c) One of the patients of Ward No. 6.
(d) The caretaker.

4. How does Vanka learn how to read and write?
(a) From another apprentice.
(b) By the master's wife.
(c) In secret from his grandfather.
(d) From his old miss Olga.

5. What is General Brizzhalov's first reaction to Cherviakov?
(a) He is furious with Cherviakov.
(b) He is appalled but Cherviakov's rudeness.
(c) He wants Cherviakov to let him be.
(d) He accepts the apology amiably with a smile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is constantly on Nikolai Stepanych's mind?

2. What does Varka do finally to get some sleep?

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

4. Whom does Varka see in her dreams?

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

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