Vanka Quizzes

Vanka Quiz 1

1 How old is Vanka at the time depicted in the story?
Six years old

Nine years old

Twelve years old

Fifteen years old
2 What is the name of Vanka's master in Moscow?
Alyakhin

Zhukov

Platonov

Zhivarev
3 When does Vanka write his letter?
At dawn, when the rest of his master's household is just waking up

In the morning, when his master gives him a few minutes to eat alone

At night, when his master and the other members of the household are at church

During the afternoon, when he is taking a break for lunch
4 At what time of year does the story take place?
All Saint's Day

Christmastime

Easter

The Summer Solstice
5 What trade is Vanka, as an apprentice, pursuing?
Shoemaker

Carpenter

Butcher

Office clerk
6 What is the name of Vanka's grandfather?
Makar Konstantinovich

Pavel Konstantinovich

Konstantin Makarich

Konstantin Pavlovich
7 What is the trade or employment of Vanka's grandfather?
Cook

Carpenter

Shoemaker

Night watchman
8 How can the personality of Vanka's grandfather best be described?
Sensitive and despondent

Scholarly and reserved

Jesting and good-natured

Sullen and hardworking
9 What dog, in addition to Eel, normally accompanies Vanaka's grandfather?
Agafya

Kashtanka

Alyona

Margarita
10 How can Eel the dog best be described?
Shy and fragile

Cunning and resilient

Affectionate and clumsy

Anxious and spiteful
11 What does Vanka's grandfather give his dogs?
Vodka

Snuff

Soup

Candy
12 Of the following, which group or person does NOT mistreat Vanka?
The wife of Vanka's master

The Moscow shopkeepers

Vanka's master

The other apprentices
13 What is Vanka scolded for doing incorrectly?
Greeting a dinner guest

Polishing a floor

Cutting a herring

Spelling his master's name
14 What does Vanka's diet consist of during his time as an apprentice?
Fish and cabbage

Gruel and bread

Carrots and wafers

Tea and radishes
15 What does Vanka claim that he will do for his grandfather if he is allowed to return?
He will study hard and go to a university.

He will pray for and protect his grandfather.

He will buy his grandfather new dogs.

He will build his grandfather a better house.
16 Why does Vanka not run away from his apprenticeship?
It is snowing and his eyesight is poor.

It is cold and he has no boots.

He is afraid that the police will catch him.

He has seen another apprentice try to run away and fail to do so.
17 In describing Moscow in his letter, what does Vanka focus on?
The street performers who gather near the churches

The beautiful dresses of the women in the parks

The goods and provisions available in the shops

The large and powerful horses that pull the carriages
18 What does Vanka remember doing with his grandfather?
Going to church at Easter

Training his grandfather's dogs

Cooking a big pot of stew

Chopping down a Christmas tree
19 What is the name of Vanka's mother?
Varvara

Masha

Pelageya

Sonya
20 On the basis of the story, who are Vanka's living relatives?
His grandfather and grandmother

His grandfather only

His grandfather and a few aunts

His grandfather and mother
21 What was the job performed by Vanka's mother?
Midwife

Traveling dancer

Shopkeeper

Servant at a "big house" on an estate
22 Who is Miss Olga Ignatyevna?
A woman who works in the kitchen and is friendly with Vanka's grandfather

A woman who works in a shop and helps Vanka to post his letter

A woman who regularly visits the shop where Vanka is an apprentice

A woman from the upper-class family that Vanka's own family served
23 What did Olga Ignatyevna teach Vanka to do?
Ride a horse

Memorize poetry

Shoot a rifle

Read and write
24 What event is connected to Vanka's departure from his home village?
The death of his mother

The death of Olga Ignatyevna

The death of his grandmother

The death of his other siblings
25 Which of the following is NOT one of Vanka's complaints about life as an apprentice?
Filthiness

Hunger

Loneliness

Beatings

I assume you are referring to the apprentices. Vanka is driven by a rather straightforward scenario: Vanka is tormented by his lifestyle as one of Alyakhin's apprentices, and longs to escape back into a more welcoming and nurturing community....

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Why are children force to work?

Vanka was an orphan, and his parents had been peasants. During this time, children were expected to work as soon as they were old enough to be productive. Even had his parents lived, Vanka would have been expected to help support the family.

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