Question

A character in this story concludes that the desire for the soul’s transmutation is as foolish as imagining a great future for a violin case after the violin has broken. That man in this story is rankled by a military commander and a superintendent for speaking against a proposed expansion to a building during a town council meeting. A man in this story falls into debt after being dragged out on a vacation to Warsaw by a boisterous (*) postmaster. (-5[1])This story’s main character debates about Diogenes, the Stoics, and the meaning of suffering with Ivan Gromov. At the end of this story, a man questions his morals when he’s thrown into the same place where he had treated five mental patients. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this story about the doctor Andrey (-5[1])Ragin, written by Anton Chekhov. ■END■ (10[3]0[6])

ANSWER: Ward No. 6” [or “Palata No. 6”; or “Palata nomer shest”]
<Darren Petrosino, European Literature>
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Raymond WangCornell AColumbia A78-5
Eshan PantNYUPitt120-5
Jack RadoColumbia BCornell B130-5
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Nathan ZhangCornell BColumbia B13610
Derrick LiuJHU BSwarthmore1360
Ben RotkoSwarthmoreJHU B1360
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Aiden DartleyRutgersUMD A1360
Sinecio MoralesJHU AUMD B13610