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"The Darling" Assessment
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Why does Olga’s opinion of the theater change?
10 points
Her second husband’s opinion of the theater differs from her first husband’s opinion.
Most people who attend her church disapprove of theater performances.
The quality of the theater productions in her town has declined.
She listens to the argument of the people who prefer sideshows to classic theater.
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Who does Olga fall in love with at the beginning of the story?
10 points
Pustovalov
Kukin
Smirnin
Sasha
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The narrator describes Olga’s attachment to Sasha as deeper than any of her previous attachments to people. He even leaves the reader hints that it border on inappropriate. Why might Olga’s attachment to Sasha be the deepest?
10 points
She always wanted a child.
He is young enough she can control him and obsess over him.
She is hopelessly in love with his father.
He remineds her of her father.
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What does Kukin worry will ruin his theater business?
10 points
Olga's interior alterations
The constant rain
Bad actors
A new theater
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Olga cries when she thinks about Sasha’s future, most likely because she fears that
10 points
Sasha will turn his father against her
Sasha’s mother will abandon him again
Sasha will fail to find a suitable career
she will be alone when Sasha is an adult
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Which viewpoint of love helps reveal that this story is naturalist fiction? (Hint: this is based on the idea that a person gains his or her self-worth from love.)
10 points
Being in love can cause people to overlook each other’s faults.
Two people who are in love can conquer any problem together.
A person feels self-worth only if he or she is in a loving relationship.
People treat others unfairly when they are attempting to find love.
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Where does Olga work for her second husband, Vasily Pustolov?
10 points
A timber yard
A theater
A campground
A law office
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Smirnin, the veterinarian, helps Olga while she is married to her second husband by
10 points
assuming control of the delivery of timber to customers
repairing the roof, painting the walls, and maintaining the yard at her house
visiting her to keep her from missing her husband while he is away
allowing her to play games with and care for his young son
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Which repeated pattern in the story’s structure is most suggestive that Olga feels compelled to be in a one-on-one relationship?
10 points
Olga talks incessantly of issues that affect the people with whom she has the closest relationships.
When each husband dies, Olga immediately wonders to whom the husband has left her.
Olga experiences a period of mourning each time she loses a loved one.
The people of the town show renewed interest in Olga whenever she enters a new relationship.
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How does Smirnin respond to Olga's discussion of his business?
10 points
He runs away.
He is appreciative.
He feels smothered.
He obsesses over her.
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