"The Lady with the Little Dog" is a 1899 short story by Anton Chekov, a Russian writer, and was translated into English in 1903. In the story, Dmitri begins an affair with a woman he meets while on vacation. In describing Dmitri, Chekov often contrasts his misogyny with his compulsion to be around women, as when Chekov writes of the man, -------Which quotation from "The Lady with the Little Dog" most effectively illustrates the claim? "He secretly considered [his wife] unintelligent, narrow, inelegant, was afraid of her, and did not like to be at home."eliminate"In the society of men he was bored and not himself, with them he was cold and uncommunicative; but when he was in the company of women he felt free, and knew what to say to them and how to behave; and he was at ease with them even when he was silent."eliminate"He... almost always spoke ill of women, and when they were talked about in his presence, used to call them 'the lower race.' It seemed to him that he had been so schooled by bitter experience that he might call them what he liked, and yet he could not get on for two days together without 'the lower race.'"eliminate"In his appearance, in his character, in his whole nature, there was something attractive and elusive which allured women and disposed them in his favour; he knew that, and some force seemed to draw him, too, to them."

The following text is adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s 1878 novel Anna Karenina. In the novel, Stepan Arkadyevitch has, for many years, carried on affairs with women who are not his wife. [Stepan Arkadyevitch] felt all the difficulty of his position and was sorry for his wife, his children, and himself. Possibly he might have managed to conceal his sins better from his wife if he had anticipated that the knowledge of them would have had such an effect on her. He had never clearly thought out the subject, but he had vaguely conceived that his wife must long ago have suspected him of being unfaithful to her, and shut her eyes to the fact. He had even supposed that she, a worn-out woman no longer young or good-looking, and in no way remarkable or interesting, merely a good mother, ought from a sense of fairness to take an indulgent view. It had turned out quite the other way.Based on the text, what is true about Stepan Akadyevitch’s wife?She is accepting of his affairs.eliminateShe is a fashionable society lady.eliminateShe is upset about his affair

The following text is adapted from Anton Chekhov’s 1898 story “Love.” The narrator is meeting his lover, Sasha, at the park. Between four and five o’clock in the afternoon I made my way to the furthest and most overgrown part of the park. There was not a soul in the park, and the tryst might have taken place somewhere nearer in one of the avenues or arbours, but women don’t like doing it by halves in romantic affairs; in for a penny, in for a pound—if you are in for a tryst, let it be in the furthest and most impenetrable thicket, where one runs the risk of stumbling upon some rough or drunken man. When I went up to Sasha she was standing with her back to me, and in that back I could read a devilish lot of mystery.Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?It describes the narrator’s interior hesitations about meeting his lover, and then switches to his lover’s point of view.eliminateIt emphasizes the excitement the narrator’s lover must feel, waiting for him to arrive.eliminateIt details the narrator’s arrival at the park and shows him philosophizing about what women want as he approaches his lover.eliminateIt moves from an abstract description of love to the concrete description of a meeting with the narrator’s lover.

Anna Karenina is an 1878 novel by Leo Tolstoy. In the novel, Dolly, the wife of Oblonsky, experiences a rift in her relationship with her husband. At one point, Dolly struggles between her desire for revenge and her love for Oblonsky: _______12Mark for ReviewCross out answer choices you think are wrong.ABCWhich quotation from Anna Karenina most effectively illustrates the claim?A“You remember the children, [Oblonsky], to play with them; but I remember them, and know that [our conflict] means their ruin,” [Dolly] said—"B"[Dolly] still continued to tell herself that she should leave [Oblonsky], but she was conscious that this was impossible; it was impossible because she could not get out of the habit of regarding him as her husband and loving him."C"Seeing her husband, [Dolly] dropped her hands into the drawer of the bureau as though looking for something, and only looked round at him when he had come quite up to her. But her face, to which she tried to give a severe and resolute expression, betrayed bewilderment and suffering."D"She shut the bureau with a slam, and glanced at [Oblonsky as he spoke to her]: 'Dolly, what can I say? One thing: forgive. Remember, cannot nine years of my life atone for an instant . . . '

The following text is adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s 1869 epic novel War and Peace. Natasha has narrowly avoided being abducted and seduced by Anatole, a man she learns is already married. Her guardian Marya, her cousin Sonya, and frequent visitor Pierre react to the situation.The whole house was in a state of alarm and commotion. Natasha was very ill, having, as Marya Dmitrievna told him in secret, poisoned herself the night after she had been told that Anatole was married, with some arsenic she had stealthily procured. After swallowing a little she had been so frightened that she woke Sonya and told her what she had done. The necessary antidotes had been administered in time and she was now out of danger, though still so weak that it was out of the question to move her to the country, and so the visitor had been sent for. Pierre saw the distracted count, and Sonya, who had a tear-stained face, but he could not see Natasha.Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?It reveals Natasha’s emotions regarding what happened and then explains the motivations for her behavior. eliminateIt depicts Natasha’s illness and then characterizes her relationship with her cousin Sonya.eliminateIt provides historical context for the moment and then explains Natasha’s actions.eliminateIt describes Natasha’s reaction to the information she learned and then sets the scene for a visit from Pierre.

In Clarice Lispector's story "The Smallest Woman in the World" when the explorer first encounters the woman he Question 18Answera.falls in love with the tiny womanb.calmly begins to collect data on her tribec.feels disturbed when confronted by something he can hardly believed.writes a photo essay about his experiences