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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. To whom does Vanka write to on Christmas Eve?
(a) His old miss.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His mother.

2. When the narrator arrives to the other side of the river, the place can be described as __________.
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Languid.
(c) Bustling.
(d) Somber.

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

4. The mood during the night Ivan Velikopolsky visits the widows in "The Student" is __________.
(a) Heavy.
(b) Merry.
(c) Eerie.
(d) Light.

5. How does Stepanych feel about his life in the months before his death?
(a) Everything is boring.
(b) Everything is happier.
(c) Nothing changes.
(d) Everyone seems nicer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the orchestra reluctantly call on Yakov to play with them?

3. In "The Fidget", Osip Dymov is __________.

4. Why is Varka happy to fetch the firewood?

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

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