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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. Who does Pozdnyshev tell his story to?
(a) A judge and jury.
(b) His cell-mate.
(c) Passers-by.
(d) His seat-mate.

2. How does Nikita treat Mukhorty?
(a) As a beast of burden.
(b) As a family member.
(c) As a pet.
(d) As a low criminal.

3. How does Pozdnyshev describe his marriage as he sees it in post-coital reflection?
(a) As two egoists foreign to each other.
(b) As two animals desperate to consume each other.
(c) As two terrified children trying to save each other.
(d) As to cold souls begrudging each other their pleasure.

4. What was Stepan Kasatsky 'given to' from time to time?
(a) Fits of temper.
(b) Fits of jealousy.
(c) Fits of generosity.
(d) Fits of laughing.

5. Who suggested that Murad be sent to Siberia?
(a) Marya Dmitrievna.
(b) An adviser to the Tsar.
(c) Prince Vorontsov.
(d) The Tsar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Trukhachevsky?

2. Who nearly captures Murad and his men?

3. What did the Tsar suggest to do with Murad?

4. How does Stepan Kasatsky respond when Countess Korotkova tells him about her other lover?

5. What does Father Sergius do when he is aware of his lust for Makovkina?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tolstoy mean by ending the story with Marya Dmitrievna screaming 'you are all cutthroats'?

2. Describe Stepan Kasatsky's relationship with Countess Korotkova.

3. What finally halts the travelers?

4. What are some possible morals for "Master and Man"?

5. What does Hadji Murad hope to find when he reaches Russia?

6. Why does Murad want to fight Shamil?

7. What happens the first time Nikita and Vasili get off the road?

8. Describe Pozdnyshev's marriage.

9. What effect does Trukhachevsky's arrival have on Pozdnyshev's marriage?

10. What is the setting for "Kreutzer Sonata"?

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