From the story "The Album" by Anton Chekhov.
25 Points.

Question 1
Part A

How does Chekhov depict the cultural experience of wealthy or upper-class children in this passage?

These children are treated with playful affection and allowed to be mischievous.

These children are expected to be respectful and obedient to their parents.


These children are left in the care of governesses and tutors and rarely see their parents.

These children are raised to be hard-working and ambitious and to be as successful as their parents.

Part B

Which excerpt from the passage best supports the answer in Part A?


“Zhmyhov burst out laughing, lurched forward, and, looking tenderly at the child, gave him a warm kiss on the cheek. 'There, you rogue, go and show mamma...'"


“'It’s a pretty album,' said Zhmyhov’s daughter Olya, 'it must have cost fifty rubles, I do believe. Oh, it’s charming! You must give me the album, Papa, do you hear? I'll take care of it, it's so pretty.'"

"Kolya, his Excellency's little son, picked up the clerks and painted their clothes red."


"Next day she took the clerks out of it, flung them on the floor, and put her school friends in their place."

Please help! Im quite lost on this story to be honest.