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- 1. Multiple Choice
The narrator of "The Ninny" calls Yulia into the study in order to
pay her.
to ask if she broke a cup and a saucer.
scold her.
take money from her.
- 2. Multiple Choice
In "The Ninny" in what does the narrator first cheat Yulia out of money owe to her?
He says she worked fewer hours each day than she really worked.
He deducts money because she broke a very special and expensive dish.
He substracts money from her pay for days she took off to visit a sick relative.
The narrator(boss) claims they agreed on thirty rubles a month, not forty.
- 3. Multiple Choice
How does Yulia in "The Ninny" react when the employer deducts Sundays from her pay?
She cries loudly.
She stamps her feet and shouts.
She says nothing.
She agrees that she should not be paid for Sundays.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why does Yulia begin to cry as she listens to the employer in "The Ninny"?
because she broke an expensive family heirloom.
because the boss is telling her a sad childhood story.
because she knows she is being mistreated and cheated.
because she is being called a ninny.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is unfair about the following statements made by the narrator of "The Ninny"?
Due to your carelessness the chambermaid ran off with Vanya's boots. You ought to have kept your eyes open. You get a good salary.
He should have been watching the chambermaid.
He is deducting money from her salary for something she did not do.
He pays her well to spy on the other employees.
He is not saying it, but he really believes Vanya stole the boots.
- 6. Multiple Choice
As the narrator deducts money from Yulia's pay, how does he justify to her that he is correct and she is not?
He intimidates her with his strength.
He says that what he is doing is what he always does.
He says he made a note of it in his book.
He insults her and tells her she is a ninny.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why is it ironic that Yulia "merci" to the boss when he pays her eleven rubles in "The Ninny"?
because she has stolen from him.
because he really owed her 80
because she is really not grateful.
because she does not speak French.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The fact that Julia keeps her head down is important to the play because it shows that she--.
She has trouble with her vision.
She has been forbidden to look up.
She is lonely and afraid.
She is shy and knows her position as a governess.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why does Yulia Vassilyevna say she is glad to have the 11 rubles that the Narrator gave her?
She desperately needs the money to help her family.
She knows she rightfully does not deserve more.
Where she worked before, she got nothing.
She does not want to make her employer more angry.
- 10. Multiple Choice
How does the narrator surprise Yulia a t the end of "The Ninny"?
by giving her 80 rubles.
by thanking her for her hard work..
by cheating her out of 69 rubles.
by apologizing to her.
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