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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Darling.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Liza want Korolev to confirm?
(a) That her heart will get better and she will live healthily.
(b) That she is not ill but sick of the factory.
(c) That she can be a beautiful young woman.
(d) That things will change in their lifetime.

3. How does Korolev's arrival and departure from the factory differ?
(a) He was excited to see the countryside but departs it feeling bored.
(b) He is more peeved and angry when he leaves.
(c) He leaves more hopeful than when he arrives.
(d) He is not eager to arrive but when he leaves he knows he will happily return.

4. What is the celebration like after Modest Alexeich and Anya's wedding?
(a) The ball of the town.
(b) The nicest wedding reception Modest can afford.
(c) Frugal but the largest affair of the village.
(d) Close to non-existent.

5. What empowers Anya in her marriage?
(a) Her charm with the officials' wives.
(b) His Excellency's wife.
(c) The remembrance of her late mother's strength.
(d) Her charm with high officials.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Olga support the ones she loves?

2. What is the one thing Olga Semyonovna from "The Darling" cannot live without?

3. According to the artist in "The House with the Mezzanine", what is the only thing worth living for?

4. To whom does Stepanych compare himself during his youthful days of lecturing?

5. How is Korolev convinced to stay overnight to watch over Liza?

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