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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Bishop", what day does Bishop Pyotr unexpectedly sees his mother?
(a) The first day of Lent.
(b) Christmas Eve.
(c) Easter night.
(d) The Eve of Palm Sunday.

2. Who is more likely to tip the beadle?
(a) A peasant.
(b) A visitor from the city.
(c) A landowner.
(d) No one.

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 leaves more hopeful than when he arrives.
(c) He is not eager to arrive but when he leaves he knows he will happily return.
(d) He is more peeved and angry when he leaves.

4. What arrangement do Gurov and Anna make to continue seeing each other?
(a) He is to come every other month by the pier.
(b) They are to meet in Yalta every Sunday.
(c) She will see him in Moscow.
(d) He is to "tutor" her in French.

5. In regard to marriage, what is the village custom?
(a) There is no need unless one wants to.
(b) To marry only when there is a dowry.
(c) For the son to marry to get a helper in the house.
(d) To marry only when in love.

6. Why does Vladimir leave Olga?
(a) She is too overbearing and suffocating.
(b) He finds another woman.
(c) His regiment leaves town.
(d) He is fired from work and must find another post.

7. What renews Olga's youth?
(a) Finding her own independent passions.
(b) Mothering Sasha.
(c) Being Vladimir's lover again.
(d) Participating in a women's club.

8. What is it like for Bishop Pyotr when he serves abroad?
(a) He is homesick.
(b) He can see himself doing this forever.
(c) He feels it is useless.
(d) He is happy to see other parts of the world.

9. How is Anisim caught with counterfeit?
(a) The merrymakers try to bribe him and turns him in.
(b) The blacksmith traces it back to him.
(c) Grigory notices it and turns him in.
(d) Aksinya realizes it and turns him in.

10. What do Olga and Kukin believe the public prefers?
(a) Comedies.
(b) Banality.
(c) Cultural classics.
(d) Operas.

11. Whom does the factory benefit the most?
(a) Christina Dmitrievna.
(b) Liza.
(c) Consumers.
(d) The factory workers.

12. What happens to Grigory in old age?
(a) He moves to Siberia to be closer to Anisim.
(b) He becomes burdened with guilt and stops cheating his customers.
(c) He forgets to eat and is forgotten.
(d) He remains the man of the house and gives orders from bed.

13. How is Korolev convinced to stay overnight to watch over Liza?
(a) By Liza's mother's pitiful appeal.
(b) Christina demands him to.
(c) Liza coquettishly requests.
(d) Liza's mother pays him extra rubles.

14. 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.

15. How does Olga support the ones she loves?
(a) She gives them encouraging words.
(b) She commits to whatever they commit to.
(c) She provides them with money.
(d) She stays out of their way.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Olga and Pustovalov's marriage last before he dies of illness?

2. How is Varvara Nikolaevna different from all the others in Grigory's home?

3. Why do Ivan Ivanych and Burkin call on Alekhin in "Gooseberries"?

4. How do Alekhin and Burkin view Ivan's story about Nikolai and the gooseberries?

5. Who helps Olga pass time when Pustovalov is away on business?

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