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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose door does Pavel knock on when he returns to the house?

2. What is the name of Bazorov's father?

3. Why can Pavel not make suggestions about how to run the farm?

4. What does Arkady do after his marriage to Katya?

5. What does Arkady want Nikolai to do with Fenitchka?

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

In 1992 Fathers and Sons was made into a film starring Jeff Goldblum and directed by Paul Mones. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant over one hundred years later? Do you think the ideas expressed are timeless and universal? What issues in the novel do you think are unlikely to be understood by today's audiences?

Essay Topic 3

Examine nihilism and liberalism. What are the differences between the two schools of thought? Why do the students think that nihilism became a important movement in 1850s Russia? Why do you think the younger generation got sick of liberal attitudes? How did liberalism and nihilism evolve?

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