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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 what does Korolev equate the factory?
(a) A family.
(b) A church.
(c) Exile.
(d) A prison.

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

3. What is it like for Bishop Pyotr when he serves abroad?
(a) He can see himself doing this forever.
(b) He is happy to see other parts of the world.
(c) He is homesick.
(d) He feels it is useless.

4. How does Olga support the ones she loves?
(a) She stays out of their way.
(b) She commits to whatever they commit to.
(c) She provides them with money.
(d) She gives them encouraging words.

5. What does Bishop Pyotr die of?
(a) Typhoid fever.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Yellow fever.
(d) Consumption.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Olga and Kukin believe the public prefers?

2. What races through the bishop's head when his colleagues confirm his mother's appearance?

3. How is Anisim caught with counterfeit?

4. How long does Olga and Pustovalov's marriage last before he dies of illness?

5. What is Yefimya's relationship with her husband like?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "On Official Business", the coroner has a dream about the beadle and the Zemstvo walking side by side. Write a brief interpretation of this dream.

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

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. Compare and contrast Olga's husbands and lovers. How are their personality types alike and different? How does this affect Olga as a person?

5. According to Ivan Ivanych, what is the balance of sadness and happiness in the world?

6. What helps Olga keep her youth and what ages her so much?

7. In "At Christmastime", Vasilisa writes a letter to her daughter after four years of not seeing her. Why does Vasilisa take such care in her choice of words?

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

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