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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 epiphany does Lyzhin realize while at von Taunitz's?
(a) Life is full of random accidents.
(b) The provincial life is not as bad as he assumed.
(c) Life in Moscow has nothing to do with provincial life.
(d) Life's events are not accidents.

2. Why does Vasilisa have trouble writing a letter to her daughter?
(a) She is only doing it for her husband.
(b) Vasilisa is angry with her daughter but does not want to show it.
(c) There is too much to say.
(d) Vasilisa has no news to write about.

3. What does Korolev assume about factory workers?
(a) They are lucky to have a job.
(b) They are honest hard workers.
(c) They are drunkards and ignorant.
(d) They are there because of karma.

4. What is the banging that Korolev keeps hearing?
(a) The guards making sure the employees are awake and working.
(b) The wind howling at the storage doors.
(c) The watchmen keeping time of the hour.
(d) The idle employees killing time.

5. What renews Olga's youth?
(a) Finding her own independent passions.
(b) Mothering Sasha.
(c) Participating in a women's club.
(d) Being Vladimir's lover again.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Korolev equate the factory?

2. What same sound does Lyzhin hear at the Zemstvo cottage and von Taunitz's?

3. In "The House with the Mezzanine", the artist's lifestyle can be described as __________.

4. According to the artist in "The House with the Mezzanine", what is the only thing worth living for?

5. What happens to Grigory in old age?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the town of Ukleyevo from "In the Ravine". What is life like there?

2. 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?

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

4. What is life like for Pyotr?

5. Why does Alekhin and Burkin not enjoy Ivan Ivanych's story about gooseberries?

6. 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?

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

8. How does Katya show how she feels about Pyotr's status as a bishop?

9. From "The Darling", describe Olga's personality type.

10. How does Korolev show judgment on the Lialikovs?

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