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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. How long has it been since Bishop Pyotr last saw his mother?
2. What does Anisim say that astonishes Varvara, his mother?
3. What does Lyzhin do for the beadle when he sees him at von Taunitz's?
4. How is Lipa last seen?
5. What does Anna Sergeevna fear when she starts relations with Gurov?
Short Essay Questions
1. Compare and contrast Olga's husbands and lovers. How are their personality types alike and different? How does this affect Olga as a person?
2. In "At Christmastime", Vasilisa writes a letter to her daughter after four years of not seeing her. Why does Vasilisa take such care in her choice of words?
3. In "On Official Business", what is the difference between the coroner and the doctor in the way they view life?
4. Describe the town of Ukleyevo from "In the Ravine". What is life like there?
5. In "The Lady with the Little Dog", why does Dmitri Gurov see Anna Sergeeva differently than all the other women in his life? What makes her so much more appealing?
6. In "The Lady with the Little Dog", how does Dmitri Dmitrich Gurov view women?
7. How are the homes of Lida and the artist, from "The House with the Mezzanine", symbolic of their respective personalities?
8. What is the root cause of Liza's illness?
9. Why does Alekhin and Burkin not enjoy Ivan Ivanych's story about gooseberries?
10. Describe what life is like in the countryside where there is a factory?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
From "A Boring Story", Stepanych begins to realize that he is aging and changing, but he holds hope. What is Stepanych in hopes of and why?
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
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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