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What might you think at the beginning of the story as you saw Nellie sitting and looking into the looking-glass?
1. That she was frightened by what she saw.
2. That she was not awake and might be dreaming.
3. That she was worried about how she looked.
Whose face did she first see in the mirror?
1. The doctor's cook.
2. Her future husband's.
3. Her own.
In the first part of her dream, why did Nellie go to see the district doctor?
1. Sh was worried that he might have the same sickness as her husband.
2. She lived too far away from the Zemstvo doctor and her horses were very tired.
3. Her husband was sick and she thought he needed the doctor.
What finally made Stepan Lukitch decide to go to see Nellie's husband?
1. She got down on her knees and begged him.
2. She said that she would take him to court.
3. She reminded him of his duty as a doctor.
Why couldn't the doctor help Nellie's husband?
1. Because the doctor had the same sickness as her husband.
2. Her husband was too sick and the doctor knew he was going to die.
3. Her husband could not think or speak clearly enough to say what was wrong.
In the next part of the dream, why couldn't Nellie and her husband sleep at night?
1. The doctor had said that one of their children was sure to die.
2. They used to get bad headaches that stopped them sleeping.
3. They were worried about money that they owed to the bank.
At the end of the dream, Nellie asks: "Why is it, what is it for?" What is the "it" that she is talking about here?
1. Life.
2. Marriage.
3. Death.
What made Nellie wake up at the end of the dream?
1. She saw her husband dying in every terrible detail.
2. She had slept all night and it was early morning.
3. She had dropped the looking-glass on the floor.
How did Nellie feel when woke up and realized that she had been dreaming?
1. Frightened
2. Relieved
3. Happy
Some people think that dreams send us messages. If so, which of the following is NOT likely to be a message in this dream for Nellie?
1. Sometimes life contains periods of sadness and misery. Enjoy the good times while you can.
2. Live for yourself. Don't put all your hope in other people or marriage in order to filfil your dreams.
3. For some people, life will never be happy. Death always waits and is the only way out.