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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. In whom does Ieronym see his friend Nikolai?
(a) The archimandrite.
(b) A merchant.
(c) A woman on the ferry.
(d) The narrator.

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

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

4. What happens when the General is so angry with Cherviakov, he yells "Get out"?
(a) Cherviakov vents to his wife at home.
(b) Cherviakov becomes angry and takes back all his apologies.
(c) Cherviakov attempts to write a letter of apology to the General.
(d) Cherviakov goes home and dies.

5. What does Yegor dislike about the village?
(a) The arrogance.
(b) The poverty.
(c) The noise.
(d) The large population.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Peasant Woman", what does Dyudya enjoy about having visitors?

2. What did Nikolai do for Ieronym when he was alive?

3. To whom does Stepanych compare himself during his youthful days of lecturing?

4. What is General Brizzhalov's first reaction to Cherviakov?

5. What feeling do Mashenka and Matvei have that brings them together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the black monk make Andrei Kovrin feel good?

3. Describe Maria's upbringing under Andreich. What is Andreich's role in her life?

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

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

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

8. How does real life affect Varka's sleep at night?

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

10. What will happen to Vanka at the end of his story?

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