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    The story follows Serge Ahineev, a schoolteacher who is discussing various topics like fish and literature with other teachers and visitors. However, a slander is spread about him kissing a woman named Marfa, which distresses Serge greatly and causes trouble at school. It is revealed that the school's math teacher, Vankin, was actually responsible for starting the false rumor. The central idea is about the damage that can be caused by spreading an untrue slander about someone.

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    The story follows Serge Ahineev, a schoolteacher who is discussing various topics like fish and literature with other teachers and visitors. However, a slander is spread about him kissing a woman named Marfa, which distresses Serge greatly and causes trouble at school. It is revealed that the school's math teacher, Vankin, was actually responsible for starting the false rumor. The central idea is about the damage that can be caused by spreading an untrue slander about someone.

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    The story follows Serge Ahineev, a schoolteacher who is discussing various topics like fish and literature with other teachers and visitors. However, a slander is spread about him kissing a woman named Marfa, which distresses Serge greatly and causes trouble at school. It is revealed that the school's math teacher, Vankin, was actually responsible for starting the false rumor. The central idea is about the damage that can be caused by spreading an untrue slander about someone.

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    “A Slander”

    Anton Chekov
    1. Who is the protagonist of the story?

    2. What is the occasion?

    3. What were the math teacher, the French teacher and the tax assessor discussing?

    4. What was the literature master explaining to the visitors?

    5. Who is Marfa?

    6. What made “the sound of a passionate kiss”?

    7. Who is Vankin?

    8. Please list the individuals that Serge Ahineev gave an explanation to regarding the fish.

    9. In the context of the reading selection, please explain the following comment from the text: “But alas!
    Man proposes, but God disposes.”

    10. Why did the headmaster need to speak with Serge Ahineev?

    11. In the context of the reading selection, please explain the following excerpt from the text: “He went
    home like a man stung by a whole swarm of bees, like a man scalded with boiling water.”

    12. How did Serge Ahineev’s wife respond to him?

    13. In the context of the reading selection, please explain the following statement: “Vankin’s sincerity did
    not admit of doubt.”

    14. Who spread the slander?

    15. What is the central idea of the story?

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