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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. What about Ryabovsky intrigues Olga?
(a) He adds drama to her life.
(b) She knows nothing about him and remains mysterious.
(c) He is absolutely giving.
(d) He is a genius in painting.

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

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

4. What is Dr. Yefimych's true passion?
(a) Theology.
(b) Anatomy and physiology.
(c) Literature.
(d) Horticulture.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Varka see in her dreams?

2. What is the ordinary conversation between Mikhail and Katya?

3. What does the judge think of Grigoriev?

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

5. What happens at Pelageya's cottage on Easter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What consumes Bronze so much in life over the last 50 years in "Rothschild's Fiddle"?

2. Why doesn't Grigoriev believe the magistrate when he says taking nuts will derail the train?

3. How does Grigoriev react to his punishment?

4. Why does Katya leave to the Caucasus?

5. What happens to officials who deal with people's suffering, such as judges, policemen, and doctors? How does this affect the innocent?

6. Dr. Andrei Yefimych states that Ivan Dmitrich is "interested in precisely the right things." What are these right things?

7. What makes akathists so difficult?

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

9. How does Ieronym invite the narrator of "Easter Night" to ask about Ieronym's sorrows? How does he hint at his current sorrow?

10. When a fellow soldier asks Gusev if he is not afraid to die, what is his response? How does his response reflect his character?

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