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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who witnesses the kiss between Bazarov and Fenitchka?

2. What does Bazarov tell Arkady about?

3. Where do Arkady and Bazarov go after Nikolskoe?

4. What way do the two young men decide to go at the beginning of the section?

5. What does Arkady think there may be value in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1850s. How does Turgenev express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novels meaning would change if it was set in today's society?

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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