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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. Which of the following does Pennybrook report having met?
(a) Mailer.
(b) Bellow.
(c) Updike.
(d) Roth.

2. For how many hours does Pushkin wait for cabbage?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

3. Where does Touchett’s roommate work?
(a) CUNY.
(b) Leo Castelli Gallery.
(c) Carnegie Hall.
(d) Public Theater.

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

5. To which of the following is Pushkin compared?
(a) Lamech.
(b) Methuselah.
(c) Enoch.
(d) Jared.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rooms does the cottage boast in which Pushkin and Irina lived?

2. What is on offer at the bakery where Pushkin initially queues?

3. Under what article of the Criminal Code does the NKVD convict intellectuals of counterrevolutionary activities?

4. In which of the following queues does Petya offer to stand on Pushkin’s behalf?

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

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