Vanka Quizzes

Vanka Quiz 1

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

Fifteen years old

Nine years old

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

Platonov

Zhukov

Zhivarev
3 When does Vanka write his letter?
During the afternoon, when he is taking a break for lunch

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
4 At what time of year does the story take place?
Easter

Christmastime

The Summer Solstice

All Saint's Day
5 What trade is Vanka, as an apprentice, pursuing?
Carpenter

Butcher

Shoemaker

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

Konstantin Pavlovich

Pavel Konstantinovich

Konstantin Makarich
7 What is the trade or employment of Vanka's grandfather?
Shoemaker

Cook

Carpenter

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

Scholarly and reserved

Jesting and good-natured

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

Alyona

Margarita

Kashtanka
10 How can Eel the dog best be described?
Cunning and resilient

Affectionate and clumsy

Shy and fragile

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

Candy

Vodka

Soup
12 Of the following, which group or person does NOT mistreat Vanka?
The other apprentices

The wife of Vanka's master

Vanka's master

The Moscow shopkeepers
13 What is Vanka scolded for doing incorrectly?
Cutting a herring

Spelling his master's name

Polishing a floor

Greeting a dinner guest
14 What does Vanka's diet consist of during his time as an apprentice?
Carrots and wafers

Gruel and bread

Fish and cabbage

Tea and radishes
15 What does Vanka claim that he will do for his grandfather if he is allowed to return?
He will pray for and protect his grandfather.

He will study hard and go to a university.

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 cold and he has no boots.

He has seen another apprentice try to run away and fail to do so.

It is snowing and his eyesight is poor.

He is afraid that the police will catch him.
17 In describing Moscow in his letter, what does Vanka focus on?
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

The street performers who gather near the churches
18 What does Vanka remember doing with his grandfather?
Cooking a big pot of stew

Going to church at Easter

Chopping down a Christmas tree

Training his grandfather's dogs
19 What is the name of Vanka's mother?
Pelageya

Masha

Varvara

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

His grandfather only

His grandfather and grandmother

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

Servant at a "big house" on an estate

Traveling dancer

Shopkeeper
22 Who is Miss Olga Ignatyevna?
A woman who regularly visits the shop where Vanka is an apprentice

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

A woman from the upper-class family that Vanka's own family served

A woman who works in the kitchen and is friendly with Vanka's grandfather
23 What did Olga Ignatyevna teach Vanka to do?
Memorize poetry

Shoot a rifle

Read and write

Ride a horse
24 What event is connected to Vanka's departure from his home village?
The death of his grandmother

The death of his other siblings

The death of Olga Ignatyevna

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

Beatings

Loneliness

Hunger

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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