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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. How do Alekhin and Burkin view Ivan's story about Nikolai and the gooseberries?
(a) They think it is beautiful.
(b) They see no point to the story.
(c) They find it judgmental and pushy.
(d) They agree with Ivan's lesson at the end of the story.

2. Who does Sasha believe Olga is?
(a) His nanny.
(b) His auntie.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His mother.

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

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

5. How does Olga help Vladimir when he returns to her?
(a) She lets his family stay in the wing without pay.
(b) She gives him money.
(c) She gives him the house.
(d) She helps him find a post.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Darling", why does Kukin hate the rain so much?

3. How is Varvara Nikolaevna different from all the others in Grigory's home?

4. Of the following, which is NOT an attribute Korolev thinks about in regards to factories?

5. How does Nikolai Ivanych get his dream estate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is life like for Pyotr?

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

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

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

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

7. How is Pyotr different as a person and as a bishop?

8. In "The Bishop", what is Bishops Pyotr's relationship with his mother Marya like when she visits him after nine years?

9. In "At Christmastime", what kind of family life does Vasilisa's daughter have in Petersburg? How does this affect her relationship with her parents?

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

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