The Undiscovered Chekhov

SUPLEMENTARY

QUESTIONS

FOR THE

STATISTICAL

CENSUS,

SUBMITTED BY

ANTOSHA

CHEKHONTE

16) Are you a clever person, or are you an idiot?

17) Are you an honest person? A swindler? A robber? A bastard? A lawyer or...?

18) Who is your favorite satirist? Suvorin? Bukva? Amicus? Lukin? Yuli Schreier, or...?

19) Are you a Joseph or a Caligula? A Shoshana or a Nana?

20) Is your wife a blond? A brunette? A starlet? Or a red-head?

21) Does your wife beat you, or not? Do you beat her, or not?

22) How much did you weigh in pounds when you were ten years old?

23) Do you partake of hot drinks—yes or no?

24) “What were you thinking about the night you filled out these census forms?

25) Did you see Sarah Bernhardt on stage—yes or no?