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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 long is the bakery queue with Pushkin first reaches it?
(a) Three blocks.
(b) Three miles.
(c) Three kilometers.
(d) Three yards.

2. In what Moscow district do Irina and Pushkin initially take up residence?
(a) Arbat.
(b) Presnensky.
(c) Tverskov.
(d) Khamovniki.

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

4. What book is Touchett reading as “The Ballad of Timothy Touchett” begins?
(a) Collected Letters.
(b) Collected Essays.
(c) Collected Stories.
(d) Retrospection.

5. What story does Pennybrook note shows up in Touchett’s calligraphic work?
(a) “Big Tow-Hearted River Part I.”
(b) “Big Two-Hearted River Part II.”
(c) “Little Heartless Creek.”
(d) “Gilden-tree.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following writers does Touchett idolize?

2. What is the name of the artist with whom Pushkin confers?

3. To which of the following is Pushkin compared?

4. In what city does Touchett have a grandmother?

5. Which of the following so-called mystics does “The Ballad of Timothy Touchett” cite?

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