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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 Starchenko assume about the Zemstvo?
(a) He is murdered.
(b) He is a respectable man.
(c) He is an egoist.
(d) He stole in life and this causes him to commit suicide.

2. Whom does Marya talk with easily?
(a) Her eldest son.
(b) Pyotr.
(c) Sisoy.
(d) Her youngest daughter.

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

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

5. How long does Olga and Pustovalov's marriage last before he dies of illness?
(a) Six years.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three years.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "At Christmastime", whom does Vasilisa ask to help her write a letter to her daughter?

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

3. How does the coroner witness the disrespect the beadle gets?

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

5. What does Korolev assume about factory workers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Dr. Starchenko from "On Official Business" mentions old folks disliking this "nervous age." What might this "nervous age" refer to?

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

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

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

5. What is life like for Pyotr?

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

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

8. How does Olga become committed to Sasha?

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

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

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