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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Arkady requested in his letter to Anna?

2. How does Bazarov contract typhus?

3. In what way does Arkady say Katya is like Anna?

4. Where does Bazarov take a walk the next morning?

5. Where does Arkady say he is going when he leaves to visit Katya?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Fathers and Sons is part of the philosophical and political genre.

1) What are the conventions of the The Fathers and Sons genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way did The Fathers and Sons help to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas used in The Fathers and Sons?

Essay Topic 2

The novel is set in Russian provinces.

1) What meaning does Russian provinces bring to the novel? What would you automatically presume about a novel that was set in Russian provinces?

2) How different do you think today's Russian provinces is to the Russian provinces in the novel? How do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's Russian provinces?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the values of 1850s.

1) Why was greed and loyalty such an issue during this time?

2) In what ways are the characters negative characteristics are product of their time? Do you think Russia was going through a transitional phase in the the 1850s? What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3)Does modern society share any values with 1850s Russia?

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