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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Ballad of Timothy Touchett".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Pushkin initially rewarded for queuing up for others?
(a) Candy.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Sausage.
(d) Beans.

2. How many rooms does the cottage boast in which Pushkin and Irina lived?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. Which of the following writers does Touchett idolize?
(a) Steinbeck.
(b) Wright.
(c) Hemingway.
(d) Hansberry.

4. In what year do Pushkin and Irina move to Moscow?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1917.

5. Which of the following writers does Touchett idolize?
(a) Grey.
(b) Faulkner.
(c) Welty.
(d) Porter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What agency’s stamp is in the shape of St. Basil’s?

2. Of what is Pennybrook’s desk constructed?

3. In what Moscow district do Irina and Pushkin initially take up residence?

4. Which of the following does Pennybrook report having met?

5. How much would Touchett’s grandmother send him?

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