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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stories 17 through 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Varka see in her dreams?
(a) Singing lamps.
(b) Melting candles.
(c) Babies with wings.
(d) Her late parents.

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

3. According to Stepanych, what does Pyotr lack to set the world on fire?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Proper work ethics.
(c) Intellect.
(d) Humbleness.

4. What is Grigoriev's punishment?
(a) A year of imprisonment.
(b) Convincing his village to stop taking nuts from the rail lines.
(c) Putting new nuts on the rail lines.
(d) A term of hard labor.

5. What feeling do Mashenka and Matvei have that brings them together?
(a) A want of revenge.
(b) Love.
(c) Lust.
(d) Boredom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Anyuta help Stepan's studies?

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

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

5. What feeling does Gusev have before he dies?

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