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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is business bad for Bronze in "Rothschild's Fiddle"?
(a) There is a recession.
(b) Not enough people are dying.
(c) Too many people are dying.
(d) Everyone dies poor and wants cheap coffins.

2. In "In Exile", what does the Explainer advise the Tartar?
(a) To stay by him for protection.
(b) To make friends quick.
(c) To want nothing.
(d) To sleep by the fire or he'll freeze.

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

4. How does Vanka learn how to read and write?
(a) From another apprentice.
(b) From his old miss Olga.
(c) In secret from his grandfather.
(d) By the master's wife.

5. What do Ieronym and the passenger see so beautiful in the sky as they cross the river?
(a) A full moon.
(b) Wisps of clouds.
(c) Fireworks.
(d) A crescent moon.

6. What apprenticeship does Vanka work in?
(a) Pottery.
(b) Law.
(c) Shoemaking.
(d) Blacksmithing.

7. What bond do Bronze and Rothschild have?
(a) They cry together as Bronze plays his last song.
(b) They both feel contempt for Moisei Ilyich.
(c) They both lose their wives at the same time.
(d) They both play the fiddle very well.

8. What does Ivan Gromov suffer from?
(a) Neurosis.
(b) Bipolar disorder.
(c) Paranoia.
(d) Hallucinations.

9. What feeling overtakes Kovrin to the point that it worries him?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Emptiness.

10. How does Anyuta help Stepan's studies?
(a) By being his anatomical model.
(b) By keeping his environment neat and clean.
(c) By researching any questions he has.
(d) By testing him with note cards.

11. What makes Nevyrazimov feel better?
(a) Dreaming of a possible promotion.
(b) Talking with Paramon.
(c) Killing a cockroach.
(d) The smells of good food.

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

13. How does Yegor describe himself?
(a) As a free spirit.
(b) A man of wisdom.
(c) Stoic.
(d) Humble.

14. What does Kovrin seem to hate the most?
(a) Being different.
(b) His inability to love fairly.
(c) The hallucinations.
(d) A state of mediocrity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is General Brizzhalov's first reaction to Cherviakov?

2. What is it about Mr. Gnekker that worries Nikolai Stepanych?

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

4. In "Ward No. 6", who is Nikita?

5. What must Anyuta finish in order to get more tea and tobacco?

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