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Chekhov Stories
Anton Chekhov
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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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Dmitri Gurov
Olga Plemyannikov
Andrei Kovrin
Olga Dymov
Dr. Andrei Rabin
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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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In the Ravine Quiz
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In the Ravine Quiz
1
of 5
Where is the story set?
Moscow
Yalta
Ukleevo
An unnamed village
2
of 5
What does Grigori Tsybukin do to supplement his income from the local grocery store?
Sings
Does yardwork
Brews vodka
Sells Aksinia's paintings
3
of 5
What does Anisim give to Grigori shortly after marrying Lipa?
A carriage
A coin
A guitar
A letter
4
of 5
What does Aksinia do when he discovers Grigori has left the brickyard to Nikifor?
Burns the brickyard down
Kills Nikifor
Commits suicide
Takes a mistress
5
of 5
Who do Lipa and her mother give food to on the street at the end of the story?
A peasant child
Nikifor
Elizarov
Grigori
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