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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Vasya and Mashenka's marriage can be described as __________.
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Abusive.
(c) Honest.
(d) Caring.

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

4. The university Stepanych works at can be described as __________.
(a) Welcoming.
(b) Technologically advanced.
(c) Dismal.
(d) A leader in medicine.

5. What happens at Pelageya's cottage on Easter?
(a) Yegor comes by drunk and beats her.
(b) Yegor and Pelageya get married.
(c) Yegor comes by with a ham to celebrate with her.
(d) Pelageya makes a nice meal but Yegor never shows up.

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. In "The Fidget", Osip Dymov is __________.

3. On what holiday does Nevyrazimov volunteer to work on?

4. What bond do Bronze and Rothschild have?

5. What happens when the General is so angry with Cherviakov, he yells "Get out"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Katya's response to Nikolai when he writes a letter not to condemn the actors but the art of acting? What does this show about her character?

2. Why is Cherviakov so insistent on apologizing to the General?

3. What does the Tartar think of Vassily and the Explainer? Who does he respect more and why?

4. Compare Nikolai Stepanych's (A Boring Story) public name to the real person.

5. Describe how Olga Ivanovna and her friends treat Osip. How does this turn on Olga?

6. What does Ivan Velikopolsky in "The Student" see in the present that reminds him of the past? How does he connect the two?

7. As Gusev drifts in and out of sleep, what thoughts interchange in his dreams?

8. What changes are observed in Nikolai Stepanych's lectures from the past to the present?

9. Compare and contrast Mashenka and Matvei's reaction to Vasya's letter that he is returning home.

10. Why does Katya leave to the Caucasus?

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