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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a panikhida?
(a) A celebration of the living.
(b) A formal apology to God.
(c) A commemorative prayer for the dead.
(d) A type of bread.

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

3. What does Yegor Semyonych in "The Black Monk" believe is the key to his orchard's success?
(a) Russia's climate.
(b) The people he hires.
(c) The support of his daughter.
(d) His love for it.

4. To whom is Nevyrazimov writing a letter?
(a) His wife.
(b) His boss.
(c) His parents.
(d) His children.

5. What expression does Marfa, Bronze's wife, have as she is dying?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Serenity and joy.
(c) Pain.
(d) Pity and sorrow.

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

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

8. Dr. Yefimych lacks what as a doctor?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Management skills.
(c) Clinical background.
(d) Money.

9. In "Ward No. 6", who is Nikita?
(a) One of the patients of Ward No. 6.
(b) The hall porter.
(c) The assistant doctor.
(d) The caretaker.

10. What causes Pavel Ivanych in "Gusev" to be more irritable than usual?
(a) When the ship tosses.
(b) When the air becomes too humid.
(c) When the card players get too rowdy.
(d) When there is not enough to drink.

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

12. What do Stepanych and his wife discuss every morning?
(a) The weather.
(b) Liza.
(c) Katya.
(d) His health and their son.

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

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

15. Why do Vasilisa's tears make Ivan happy?
(a) He hates her.
(b) They are tears of relief.
(c) They are tears of joy.
(d) He sees a connection between the past and present.

Short Answer Questions

1. Due to what does Dr. Yefimych believe he is a doctor and the patients in Ward No. 6 are hospitalized?

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

3. What about Ryabovsky intrigues Olga?

4. What apprenticeship does Vanka work in?

5. In "In Exile", what does the Explainer advise the Tartar?

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