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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. Whom does Grigory Petrovich generally have a softness for?

2. Of the following, which is NOT an attribute Korolev thinks about in regards to factories?

3. In "On Official Business", where is the scene of death?

4. Why does Vasilisa have trouble writing a letter to her daughter?

5. How is Varvara Nikolaevna different from all the others in Grigory's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the town of Ukleyevo from "In the Ravine". What is life like there?

2. In "On Official Business", why does the coroner believe the city is the center of Russia? What does he think of the village and countryside?

3. What is going through Anisim's head as he is getting married? What might this foreshadow in his life?

4. How does Olga become committed to Sasha?

5. In "The Lady with the Little Dog", how does Dmitri Dmitrich Gurov view women?

6. How does Katya show how she feels about Pyotr's status as a bishop?

7. Describe what life is like in the countryside where there is a factory?

8. How are the homes of Lida and the artist, from "The House with the Mezzanine", symbolic of their respective personalities?

9. What is the root cause of Liza's illness?

10. What does Korolev theorize is the cause of imbalance between the strong and the weak?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 "Peasant Women", Varvara would much rather sin than live the life of an obedient wife of Alyoshka and Sofya is a little envious she did not sin when she was younger. Based on "Peasant Women", what drives women to become "sinful"?

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