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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katya suggest to Stepanych?

2. What does Kovrin seem to hate the most?

3. Why is the Tartar exiled in Siberia?

4. What insulting word does Andreich call his daughter Maria?

5. The university Stepanych works at can be described as __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Anya's character and how it changes from the beginning of "Anna on the Neck" to the end.

2. Why is Cherviakov so insistent on apologizing to the General?

3. What causes Father Grigory to be so angry with Andreich?

4. How does Ieronym invite the narrator of "Easter Night" to ask about Ieronym's sorrows? How does he hint at his current sorrow?

5. Compare and contrast Mashenka and Matvei's reaction to Vasya's letter that he is returning home.

6. Compare Nikolai Stepanych's (A Boring Story) public name to the real person.

7. What changes are observed in Nikolai Stepanych's lectures from the past to the present?

8. Describe how Olga Ivanovna and her friends treat Osip. How does this turn on Olga?

9. How does Cherviakov's wife not help his situation with the General?

10. What is Katya's response to Nikolai when he writes a letter not to condemn the actors but the art of acting? What does this show about her character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on Chekhov's stories, write about what his philosophy might be.

Essay Topic 2

Belikov in "The Man in a Case" physically covers himself and his objects as much as possible no matter what the weather. What is this lifestyle symbolic of? What is Belikov really trying to keep out or in?

Essay Topic 3

Everyone in Chekhov's stories is looking for some form of happiness or contentment. For each it is something different. Write an essay about what makes people happy and how much are they willing to give up to reach that happiness? How does one promote happiness in their lives and how do some inhibit their search for happiness?

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