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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 makes Nevyrazimov feel better?
2. Why does Andreich believe it is acceptable to call Maria by an insulting name?
3. How does Vanka learn how to read and write?
4. In "Peasant Woman", what does Dyudya enjoy about having visitors?
5. What is the root of poverty in Anya's family?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe how Olga Ivanovna and her friends treat Osip. How does this turn on Olga?
2. What changes are observed in Nikolai Stepanych's lectures from the past to the present?
3. How does Ieronym invite the narrator of "Easter Night" to ask about Ieronym's sorrows? How does he hint at his current sorrow?
4. How does Grigoriev react to his punishment?
5. 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?
6. Why does the black monk make Andrei Kovrin feel good?
7. Describe Maria's upbringing under Andreich. What is Andreich's role in her life?
8. Why doesn't Grigoriev believe the magistrate when he says taking nuts will derail the train?
9. Compare and contrast Mashenka and Matvei's reaction to Vasya's letter that he is returning home.
10. Compare Nikolai Stepanych's (A Boring Story) public name to the real person.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Compare how the soldiers and the sailor on the boat in "Gusev" handle a long boat ride back home to Russia. How do they each deal with long days without enough food and water, entertainment, and occupation? What does each resort do in order to try to keep their sanity?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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