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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 happens at Pelageya's cottage on Easter?
2. What must Anyuta finish in order to get more tea and tobacco?
3. The university Stepanych works at can be described as __________.
4. Whom does Varka see in her dreams?
5. What about Ryabovsky intrigues Olga?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the black monk make Andrei Kovrin feel good?
2. Compare and contrast Mashenka and Matvei's reaction to Vasya's letter that he is returning home.
3. 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?
4. Why does Katya leave to the Caucasus?
5. What stops Nevyrazimov from moving up in the world?
6. Dr. Andrei Yefimych states that Ivan Dmitrich is "interested in precisely the right things." What are these right things?
7. What makes akathists so difficult?
8. What causes Father Grigory to be so angry with Andreich?
9. Describe Anya's character and how it changes from the beginning of "Anna on the Neck" to the end.
10. When a fellow soldier asks Gusev if he is not afraid to die, what is his response? How does his response reflect his character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 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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