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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 causes Anyuta to cry?

2. What did Nikolai do for Ieronym when he was alive?

3. In whom does Ieronym see his friend Nikolai?

4. What brought Gusev away to the Far East?

5. Due to what does Dr. Yefimych believe he is a doctor and the patients in Ward No. 6 are hospitalized?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Grigoriev believe the magistrate when he says taking nuts will derail the train?

2. Dr. Andrei Yefimych states that Ivan Dmitrich is "interested in precisely the right things." What are these right things?

3. How does real life affect Varka's sleep at night?

4. What stops Nevyrazimov from moving up in the world?

5. What makes akathists so difficult?

6. As Gusev drifts in and out of sleep, what thoughts interchange in his dreams?

7. What happens to officials who deal with people's suffering, such as judges, policemen, and doctors? How does this affect the innocent?

8. What does the Tartar think of Vassily and the Explainer? Who does he respect more and why?

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

10. What consumes Bronze so much in life over the last 50 years in "Rothschild's Fiddle"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. Andrei Yefimych (Ward No. 6) speaks about the difference between man and other animals. How does this character differ from Chekhov's character the Explainer in "In Exile". Imagine a dialogue between the two persons and how they are likely to interact. Why would each of them come to such polar conclusions about life?

Essay Topic 2

From "A Boring Story", write an essay about male/male and female/female relationships. Base answers on Stepanych and Mr. Gnekker's relationship for male/male and Varya and Liza's relationship with Katya for female/female. Why is it difficult for Stepanych to like Mr. Gnekker and why is it difficult for Liza and Varya to like Katya and vice versa?

Essay Topic 3

In "The House with the Mezzanine", Lida is called "remarkable" by her mother and sister. Write and essay of what it means to be "remarkable"? What does it take to be "remarkable"? By whose standards is someone "remarkable"? How "remarkable" is Lida? Do her mother and sister really value Lida as a "remarkable" person?

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