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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose voices do Arkady and Katya hear as they sit in the garden?

2. Where does Anna summon Arkady the next morning?

3. What does Bazarov do while Arkady is away from the farm?

4. Why does Vassily decide not to tell his wife that their son is leaving?

5. What does Arkady think that Bazarov has come to tell him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Turgenev's life. In what way do you think his life and personality is reflected in the book?

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

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?

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