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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Olga pass time when Pustovalov is away on business?
(a) Her cook.
(b) The man who rents the wing.
(c) The old woman who set her up with Pustovalov.
(d) Her gardener.

2. What feeling does Bishop Pyotr instill in people?
(a) Peace.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Contentment.

3. Of the following, which is NOT an attribute Korolev thinks about in regards to factories?
(a) Factory workers are overworked.
(b) Factory owners are more stressed than others give them credit for.
(c) Only a few benefit from it.
(d) Consumers do not get quality goods from them.

4. When Olga is alone, what thoughts does she have?
(a) She becomes passionate about cooking.
(b) She becomes passionate about her garden.
(c) Her passions return to theater.
(d) Nothing.

5. Why does Zhenya discontinue seeing the artist?
(a) Zhenya is too busy with politics.
(b) The artist moves away.
(c) Lida disapproves.
(d) Her mother disapproves.

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

7. What do Lyzhin and Starchenko wish for as they stand next to the dead body?
(a) For the beadle to go away.
(b) More time.
(c) For the witnesses to return immediately.
(d) To be back in Moscow.

8. What is Belikov and Kovalenko's relationship like?
(a) They each think the other is brutish.
(b) Kovalenko dislikes Belikov.
(c) Belikov dislikes Kovalenko.
(d) They have mutual respect for one another.

9. According to the artist in "The House with the Mezzanine", what is the only thing worth living for?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Spiritual activity.
(c) Money.
(d) Love.

10. Who is the only person who can behave comfortably around Bishop Pyotr?
(a) Marya.
(b) Katya.
(c) No one.
(d) Sisoy.

11. In "The House with the Mezzanine", the artist's lifestyle can be described as __________.
(a) Productive.
(b) Busy.
(c) Caring.
(d) Idle.

12. What do Kovalenko and Varenka do that appalls Belikov?
(a) Dance in the street.
(b) Ride bicycles.
(c) Wear sandals in the rain.
(d) Sing in the classroom.

13. In, "In the Ravine", what is the village Ukleyevo known for?
(a) The woman who burned the baby.
(b) The man who ate all the caviar at a memorial.
(c) The vodka.
(d) The good water.

14. What does Katya ask of Bishop Pyotr?
(a) To give a special sermon.
(b) To help her family.
(c) To hold her.
(d) To help Marya.

15. What does Starchenko assume about the Zemstvo?
(a) He is a respectable man.
(b) He is an egoist.
(c) He stole in life and this causes him to commit suicide.
(d) He is murdered.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Grigory Petrovich generally have a softness for?

2. Why do the wedding dressmakers cry?

3. What does Lyzhin do for the beadle when he sees him at von Taunitz's?

4. How does Nikolai Ivanych get his dream estate?

5. Who does Sasha believe Olga is?

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