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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 does Lyzhin do for the beadle when he sees him at von Taunitz's?
(a) Nothing.
(b) He offers him a glass of vodka.
(c) He gives him a kopeck.
(d) He offers him a ride back to the village.

2. How long has it been since Bishop Pyotr last saw his mother?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Nine years.

3. How does the bishop feel when he sees his mother?
(a) Angry.
(b) Sad.
(c) Shocked.
(d) Tearfully happy.

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

5. What same sound does Lyzhin hear at the Zemstvo cottage and von Taunitz's?
(a) Eerie voices.
(b) The howling blizzard.
(c) A "tap, tap, tap" like someone walking with a cane.
(d) Distant moans and groans.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What epiphany does Lyzhin realize while at von Taunitz's?

4. A beadle's life can be described as __________.

5. What does Bishop Pyotr die of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is life like for Pyotr?

4. Describe what life is like in the countryside where there is a factory?

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

6. 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.

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

8. In "On Official Business", what is the difference between the coroner and the doctor in the way they view life?

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

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

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