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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 miles.
(b) Three yards.
(c) Three blocks.
(d) Three kilometers.

2. How much is Touchett paid for his first calligraphic efforts for Pennybrook?
(a) $100.
(b) $50.
(c) $500.
(d) $250.

3. What quality is ascribed to the artist with whom Pushkin confers?
(a) Officiousness.
(b) Loquaciousness.
(c) Magnanimity.
(d) Perspicacity.

4. On what October day do Pushkin and Irina arrive in Moscow?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following authors’ works does Touchett sign?

2. In what year does Pushkin start queueing up for others?

3. In what year do Pushkin and Irina move to Moscow?

4. Which of the following authors’ signatures does Touchett forge?

5. What *author* is Touchett reading as “The Ballad of Timothy Touchett” begins?

(see the answer key)

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