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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stories 26 and 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stepanych think of Katya?
(a) She is too timid to be in theater.
(b) She is too brash for men.
(c) She is too foolish to make it in this world.
(d) She is innocent and naive.

2. Why does Vasilisa have trouble writing a letter to her daughter?
(a) She is only doing it for her husband.
(b) Vasilisa has no news to write about.
(c) There is too much to say.
(d) Vasilisa is angry with her daughter but does not want to show it.

3. In "At Christmastime", whom does Vasilisa ask to help her write a letter to her daughter?
(a) Her husband.
(b) The tavern keeper.
(c) Yegor.
(d) The cook.

4. What does Yegor dislike about the village?
(a) The noise.
(b) The large population.
(c) The arrogance.
(d) The poverty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Korolev's arrival and departure from the factory differ?

2. What consolation does Yegor give to Pelageya when he leaves her?

3. Why does Osip leave Olga?

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

5. What happens at Pelageya's cottage on Easter?

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