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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Anna promised to educate Bazorov on?

2. What does Pavel say he can endure no longer?

3. Where does Kolyazin invite the two young men to?

4. What country did Pavel go to when his affair with the princess was over?

5. When does Bazarov tell Anna he will be leaving?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Barradov feel about being rejected by Anna?

2. How does Barradov struggle with his feelings towards Anna?

3. How did Pavel meet the Russian princess?

4. How does fate play a part in this section?

5. In what way does Bazarov upset Pavel?

6. Why does Arkady prefer Katya to Anna?

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

8. What suggestion is there in chapter 20 that Bazarov and Arkady maybe changing their perspective on life?

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

10. In what way is the generational gap between the two young men and Pavel and Nikolai evident in chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss whether you think this statement is true or false; The Fathers and Sons foreshadows communism and Bazarov is an early example of a Bolshevik. Use two examples from the novel to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Examine Turgenev's writing style. How would you describe Turgenev's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Turgenev's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Why? Do the share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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