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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character supports Pavel's argument?
(a) Nikolai
(b) Fenitchka
(c) Arkady
(d) Pepe

2. How is Pavel related to Arkady?
(a) His brother in law
(b) His Uncle
(c) His brother
(d) His grandfather

3. How does Platonitch amuse the ladies?
(a) With dinner parties
(b) With silly dances
(c) With puppet shows
(d) With card games

4. What does Arkady tell Pavel that Bazarov is?
(a) A communist
(b) A nihilist
(c) A fascist
(d) A capitialist

5. Which character is smitten with Anna?
(a) Arkady
(b) Victor
(c) Pavel
(d) Bazarov

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bazorov say the new Russia will be?

2. What do Pavel and Nikolai agree a distance between?

3. What did Pavel love as a young man?

4. What does Arkady call the man the princess was married to?

5. Why does Bazarov want frogs?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anna respond to Bazarov's declaration of love?

2. What happens to all the major characters by the end of the story?

3. Why do you think Turgenev sometimes addresses the reader directly?

4. What does Arkady like about Katya?

5. How do Anna and Katya react to Arkady and Bazarov's presence?

6. What is Nikolai's current state?

7. In what way does Bazarov prove he is a man of honor in chapter 24?

8. In what way does Nikolai show jealously towards his brother Pavel in chapter 9?

9. How do Baradov's parents react when they see their son for the first time in three years in chapter 20?

10. In way does Bazarov contradict his nihilistic beliefs in this section?

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