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

2. What brings Anna back home to her husband?
(a) Her husband suspects her affair and demands that she return immediately.
(b) Anna feels guilty for her actions and wants to seek forgiveness.
(c) Gurov disrespects her and she runs to her husband for assurance.
(d) Anna's husband is ill.

3. How is Lipa last seen?
(a) Married happily with another peasant.
(b) Impoverished and depressed.
(c) Happy as a day laborer.
(d) Fearful of the Tsybukins.

4. Whom does Marya bring with her to visit Bishop Pyotr?
(a) Her granddaughter Katya.
(b) His nephew Sisoy.
(c) Her grandson Sisoy.
(d) His little sister Katya.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Korolev convinced to stay overnight to watch over Liza?

2. In regard to marriage, what is the village custom?

3. What does Anisim say that astonishes Varvara, his mother?

4. How does Olga support the ones she loves?

5. How does the coroner end up at von Taunitz's?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Olga become committed to Sasha?

2. What does Korolev theorize is the cause of imbalance between the strong and the weak?

3. In "The Lady with the Little Dog", why does Dmitri Gurov see Anna Sergeeva differently than all the other women in his life? What makes her so much more appealing?

4. What is the Tsybukins' reaction to Nikifor's death?

5. What is life like for Pyotr?

6. In "The Lady with the Little Dog", how does Dmitri Dmitrich Gurov view women?

7. What is the root cause of Liza's illness?

8. What is going through Anisim's head as he is getting married? What might this foreshadow in his life?

9. How does the figurative language that describes Aksinya at the wedding reception show her true character?

10. How are the homes of Lida and the artist, from "The House with the Mezzanine", symbolic of their respective personalities?

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