1. Reorder the sequence of events in the story «Mumu,» assigning a numerical order (1 — 10) to each episode — A

1. Reorder the sequence of events in the story «Mumu,» assigning a numerical order (1 — 10) to each episode — A) Gerasim leaves the master’s house for the village on his own — B) Gerasim’s life in the lady’s house — C) Gerasim finds a puppy — D) Gerasim takes care of Tatyana — E) Gerasim rejects Tatyana — F) The lady demands the dog to be destroyed — G) The lady decides to marry the drunken shoemaker to Tatyana — H) Gerasim obeys the lady’s will by drowning the dog — I) Meeting Mumu and the lady — J) Stepan steals Mumu from Gerasim — answer: A-1; B-2; C-3…

2. Establish the correspondence between the character and their position in the lady’s house — 1) Janitor — 2) Shoemaker — 3) Butler — 4) Footman — 5) Doctor — A) Stepan B) Khariton C) Gavrila D) Kapiton E) Gerasim answer: 1-A; 2-B; 3-C…

3. Match the character (heroine) with the characteristics of their appearance — 1) «a man of twelve inches in height, robust like a hero» — 2) «a man with yellow eyes and a duck-like nose, fate seemingly destined to be an authoritative figure» — 3) «narrowed his leaden little eyes… and ran his hand through his whitish hair, which bristled in all directions…» — 4) «small, thin, fair-haired, with a mole on the left cheek» — 5) «with a sweet smile on wrinkled lips strolled around the drawing-room…» — A) Kapiton B) the lady C) Gavrila D) Gerasim E) Tatyana answer: 1-A; 2-B; 3-C…

4. Sort the characteristic traits: determine which ones belong to the lady and which to Gerasim. Fill in the table accordingly — 1) capricious 2) strong 3) homesick 4) whimsical 5) nurturing 6) power-hungry 7) suffers from insomnia 8) empathetic 9) uses people for their own purposes 10) works diligently. answer (sample): The lady Gerasim 1, 2, 3, 4… 1, 2, 3, 4…

5. Who was Tatyana married to? — A) Gavrila B) Kapiton C) Antipka D) Stepan E) Khariton

6. Where did Gerasim find the puppy? — A) in the dump B) on the construction site C) in the cellar D) in the river E) under the fence

7. What trick did the servants devise to make Gerasim disgusted with Tatyana? — A) taught Tatyana to steal Gerasim’s shovel B) taught Tatyana to pretend to be drunk C) taught Tatyana to dress provocatively D) taught Tatyana to walk arm in arm with the shoemaker

8. Why did the lady get angry with Mumu? — A) Mumu bit her B) Mumu growled at her C) Mumu bared her teeth D) Mumu ruined her couch

9. Fill in the missing words from the story: «They assigned to him above the kitchen 1); he arranged it according to his taste: he made a 2) from oak boards on four legs… Beneath 2) was a sturdy 3); in the corner stood 4) of the same strong quality…»

10. Fill in the missing words from the story: «Until evening, the lady was in a bad mood, not talking to anyone, not playing 1), and spent the night poorly. She imagined that 2) had been served to her, which was not usually served, that 3) smelled of 4), and made the housekeeper sniff all the laundry…»