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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 do Arkady and Bazarov leave for the next morning?
2. Which character is smitten with Anna?
3. What is the name of Anna's neighbor?
4. What is the name of Nikolai's son?
5. What kind of property does Nikolai own?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think Turgenev sometimes addresses the reader directly?
2. What was happening in Russia at the time to bring about hardships to land owners like Nikolai
3. In what way is the generational gap between the two young men and Pavel and Nikolai evident in chapter 10?
4. Why does Bazarov decide to go home?
5. How does Bazarov react to his imminent death?
6. Summarize Fathers and Sons.
7. Describe Nikolai's life up until the story's present.
8. In what does Arkady show he is not the nihilist he wants to be?
9. What prompts Arkady to declare his love for Katya?
10. How do Bazarov's parents react to his death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Turgenev's dialogue contribute to the following areas:
1) Character
2) Setting
3) Plot
Essay Topic 2
Exanine the differences between Arkady and Bazarov's upbringings. Do you think it makes a big difference to his relationship with his father that Arkady mother died early? How has Vassily's doting affected Bazarov's character? Were they are true nihilists or did their upbringings prevent them from genuinely thinking in this way?
Essay Topic 3
Examine Russia culture.
1) What influence have Russia had on the world as a whole? What influence have they had on America?
2) What famous people have come from Russia? What influence have Russia had in the arts and in politics?
3) What is Turgenev's view on his motherland is. If he happy about the changes occurring in his country?
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