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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 Stepanych think of Katya?

2. What feeling does Gusev have before he dies?

3. Whom does Varka see in her dreams?

4. What empowers Anya in her marriage?

5. What do Ieronym and the passenger see so beautiful in the sky as they cross the river?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Yegor and Pelageya's relationship. How do they interact? How do they feel about one another?

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

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

8. Describe Maria's upbringing under Andreich. What is Andreich's role in her life?

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

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

Nevyrazimov (Small Fry) and Vanka (Vanka) are just two examples of how the lack of education can stop a person's wishes. The wishes may be moving up in the world or lateral in position but better in conditions. Write an essay on how and why the poor stay poor? Why is it so difficult for the poor to get out of current situations? Is it a lack of hard work? Is it a lack of opportunities? Is it a lack of motivation?

Essay Topic 2

From "A Boring Story", describe Katya and Stepanych's relationship. Beyond a father and daughter, how do their struggles bond them? What is their struggle?

Essay Topic 3

From "Small Fry", explain why Nevyrazimov momentarily feels better when he crushes something smaller than himself. How does this alleviate the pains of his life?

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