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Chekhov Stories
Anton Chekhov
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Summary
Summary & Analysis
The Lady with the Dog
In the Ravine
On Official Duty (On Official Business)
The Black Monk
The Night Before Easter
The Grasshopper
The Darling
Gooseberries
Agafya
My Life (The Story of a Provincial)
Ward No. six
Steppe (The Story of a Journey)
Characters
Character List
Dmitri Gurov
Olga Plemyannikov
Andrei Kovrin
Olga Dymov
Dr. Andrei Rabin
Main Ideas
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The Lady with the Dog
In the Ravine
On Official Duty (On Official Business)
The Black Monk
The Night Before Easter
The Grasshopper
The Darling
Gooseberries
Agafya
My Life (The Story of a Provincial)
Ward No. six
Steppe (The Story of a Journey)
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My Life (The Story of a Provincial) Quiz
Further Study
My Life (The Story of a Provincial) Quiz
1
of 5
What is the only work Misail Poloznev will do?
Detective work
Manual labor
Fiction writing
Intellectual labor
2
of 5
What do people throw at Misail in the street in response to his lifestyle?
Rice
Water
Fruit
Hot milk
3
of 5
Which character is most intrigued by Misail's idealism?
Radish
Kleopatra
Masha
Aniuta
4
of 5
What does Masha's overall distaste for provincial life lead her to do?
Move to St. Petersburg
Compulsively clean their house
Work and save money
Bring Misail to Moscow
5
of 5
Where does Misail bring his niece at the end of the story?
To the railroad
To St. Petersburg
To his father's home
To her mother's grave
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