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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 woman do the two young men meet at the ball?
2. What does Arkady say Pavel was a victim of?
3. Who is the farm named after?
4. When does Bazarov tell Anna he will be leaving?
5. What does Nikolai say people should do instead of destroy?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Arkady know that Anna want him?
2. What is Nikolai's current state?
3. How do Baradov's parents react when they see their son for the first time in three years in chapter 20?
4. In what way does Nikolai prove he is not a farmer at heart?
5. How did Pavel's relationship with the princess work out?
6. Why does Bazarov decide to go home?
7. How does Fenirchka react to Pavel's presence in chapter 8?
8. How does Arkady infuriate Bazarov in chapter 10?
9. In what way have times been hard for Nikolai in recent times?
10. What do you think changes Arkady's attitude towards his father?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Fathers and Sons is a famous book which has greatly influenced modern literature. Choose a book written after Fathers and Sons that you think was influenced by the novel and discuss there similarities in terms of:
a) Plot
b) Character
c) Themes
Essay Topic 2
Compare the characters of Bazarov and Anna.
1) In what way are their morals different?
2) What is their relationship to each other?
3) Do you think they are the perfect match?
Essay Topic 3
Look at the generation gap between Arkady, Bazorov and the older characters. How different were the experiences both generations went through? What problems is the generation gap causing the characters? Do you think Arkady and Bazarrov blame characters like Pavel for the state of Russia? Do you think the generational gap expressed in Fathers and Sons was particuarly wide during this time or is wide a generational gap common to all ages?
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