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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. How does the coroner end up at von Taunitz's?
(a) The coroner wanders to the first warm house he sees.
(b) The von Taunitzs are old friends of his.
(c) Von Taunitz condemns Starchenko for not inviting him.
(d) The beadle makes connections for him.

2. What brings Anna back home to her husband?
(a) Gurov disrespects her and she runs to her husband for assurance.
(b) Her husband suspects her affair and demands that she return immediately.
(c) Anna's husband is ill.
(d) Anna feels guilty for her actions and wants to seek forgiveness.

3. Why does Osip leave Olga?
(a) He dies from diphtheria.
(b) Osip leaves because Olga is too dramatic.
(c) He pursues an academic career in Germany.
(d) He leaves her when she announces her love for Ryabovsky.

4. What is strange about Belikov in "The Man in a Case"?
(a) He dislikes sunny weather.
(b) He covers himself extensively.
(c) He suffers from paranoia.
(d) He talks aloud to himself.

5. What is Olga Ivanovna's greatest talent?
(a) Painting.
(b) Acting.
(c) Acquainting with celebrities.
(d) Singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the banging that Korolev keeps hearing?

2. What embitters Nikolai Stepanych about his children?

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

4. What causes Pavel Ivanych in "Gusev" to be more irritable than usual?

5. How does Nikolai Ivanych get his dream estate?

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