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This short story by Anton Chekhov from the 1880s is about a teenager called Sasha who has taken money from his family and they must decide whether to pay up his debts or to let him go to prison.

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1. What Is Definition Of Direct Characterization?

2. What Does Sasha Remember Just After His Uncles Agree To Pay His Debt?

3. Who Is The Treasury Official?

4. Who Wrote This Story?

5. How Old Is Sasha Uskov?

6. What Does The Colonel Think Should Be Done About Sasha? Why?

7. The Quote Below - Is An Example Of What Kind Of Characterization?

8. What Is Sasha's Main Feeling As He Listen's To His Uncle's Discussion?

9. What Did Sasha Do That Called For A Meeting?

10. Fill In The Blank: You Would Want To Use A _________ Voice When Telling Secrets.

11. What Kinds Of Things Did The Author Write?

12. Fill In The Blank: You Would Want A President Who Gives You A _________ Answer To A Question.

13. Fill In The Blank: You Would Find Someone Who Steals Candy From A Baby To Have ________________ Behavior.

14. What Does Ivan Markovitch Think Should Be Done About Sasha?

15. What Is The Definition Of The Word: Candid?

16. Where Was The Author Of This Story From?

17. Does Sasha Have Parents?

18. What Does Sasha Threaten To Do If Ivan Markovich Does Not Give Him The Money At The End Of The Story?

19. What Was Sasha's Only Explanation For Why He Cashed A Fake Iou?

20. Fill In The Blank: To Impress My New Friends - I Have To Keep Of A ____________ Of Having Money.

21. What Is The Definition Of The Word: Detestable?

22. How Was Ivan Markovitch Able To Convince The Other Uncles To Forgive Sasha And Pay The Promissory Note?

23. Why Was The Author's Writing Career Cut Short?

24. What Is The Definition Of The Word: Pretense?

25. The Author Of This Story Trained As A ________________ - Before He Became A Writer.

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