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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 embitters Nikolai Stepanych about his children?

2. Vasya and Mashenka's marriage can be described as __________.

3. On what holiday does Nevyrazimov volunteer to work on?

4. What does the black monk tell Kovrin about his presence?

5. Why does Osip leave Olga?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does the black monk make Andrei Kovrin feel good?

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

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

9. What will happen to Vanka at the end of his story?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How does familiarity help those in grieving moments? For example, the woman who might have reminded Ieronym of Nikolai (Easter Night), Vanka (Vanka) writing to his grandfather, or Varka (Sleepy Night) dreaming of her late parents. Why is familiarity consoling? Feel free to use other examples as well.

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