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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. What is the only thing that Arkady says Bazarov cares for?
(a) Women
(b) Music
(c) Medicine
(d) His mother

2. How many more nights does Bazarov want to stay at Anna's house?
(a) Two
(b) Eight
(c) One
(d) Four

3. What does Arkady say Pavel was a victim of?
(a) Robbery
(b) Circumstance
(c) Fraud
(d) Unrequited love

4. Who does Nikolai meet whilst out on his walk?
(a) Fenitchka
(b) Pavel
(c) Bazarov
(d) Arkady

5. What is Bazarov's opinion on the aristocracy?
(a) They are unnecessary
(b) They are out of date
(c) They are communists
(d) They are cultured

Short Answer Questions

1. Who overhears Bazarov lecturing Arkady on old ways of thinking?

2. What do Pavel and Nikolai talk about when the young men leave the dinner table?

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

4. Who is the first awake in the morning?

5. Why do Arkady and Bazarov decide to leave Kukshin's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what does Arkady show he is not the nihilist he wants to be?

2. How does Arkady infuriate Bazarov in chapter 10?

3. How does Bazarov and Arkady's ideas begin to differ in chapter 9?

4. How does Arkady know that Anna want him?

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

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

7. Describe the duel between Pavel and Bazarov.

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

9. How does Fenirchka react to Pavel's presence in chapter 8?

10. Describe Vassily's profession.

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