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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. Under what condition will Bobrov be included in Madame Adelaide de Ronville's estate?
(a) If he manages her estate.
(b) If he protects her land in the legislature.
(c) If he marries Tatiana.
(d) If he proves himself worthy of her.

2. What is Popov knowledgeable about in his discussion on the train?
(a) Radical politics.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Cultural developments.
(d) Economic theories.

3. What do the people prepare to do as the Tsar's troops come for Daniel?
(a) Abandon their town.
(b) Burn themselves in the church.
(c) Fight.
(d) Retreat to the castle.

4. What is Nicolai's relation with Misha?
(a) Serf.
(b) Son.
(c) Employee.
(d) Father.

5. What organization is Procopy part of?
(a) The secret police.
(b) The Raskolniki.
(c) The monkhood.
(d) The rebellion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is making slow progress according to Peter?

2. How long has Nicolai been in St. Petersburg in 1891?

3. What does Nicolai tell Misha?

4. What does Misha find out about Nicolai and Popov's situation?

5. What happened to estates in the south when the Tsar Russianized?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role do Madame Adelaide de Ronville's salons play in Russka?

2. What was Tsar Peter's plan for modernizing Russia?

3. Who is Madame Adelaide de Ronville, and what does Alexander Bobrov need from her?

4. Why does Pinegin want revenge against Sergei, and how does he get it?

5. What is Alexander Bobrov's relationship with Sergei?

6. What happens to Nicolai and Grigory?

7. Describe the state of the opposition to the Tsar in Chapters 7 and 8.

8. What leads to Alexander Bobrov's arrest and imprisonment?

9. Describe Popov's subversive activities.

10. What does Savva Suvorin do after he is freed?

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