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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. Where does Pozdnyshev tell the story of killing his wife?

2. What does Murad intend to do when he reaches his destination?

3. Whose house do the travelers stop at?

4. What causes Father Sergius to leave the monastery?

5. What makes Murad suspicious when he reaches his destination?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Pozdnyshev's marriage.

3. What finally halts the travelers?

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

5. Why did Hadji Murad set out for Russia?

6. How does Stepan acquire the name Father Sergius?

7. What happens to Vasili and Nikita after they set out from Grishkino?

8. Why does Father Sergius ask to be reassigned to a hermitage?

9. What does Murad ask Prince Vorontsov for after he surrenders?

10. What is the event that precipitates Pozdnyshev's murder of his wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of struggle does Marya expect from marriage, and what kind of struggle does she end up having to endure? Describe the significance of struggle in "Family Happiness".

Essay Topic 2

What epiphanies do Tolstoy's characters have, and what do they learn from them? Is Tolstoy consistent in the kinds of things his characters learn, or is he using his characters to elicit feelings or epiphanies in the reader?

Essay Topic 3

How do characters in three of Tolstoy's stories handle depression? What is it typically caused by, and what are the effective solutions to it?

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