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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why won't Katya come out of her room?

2. What does Bazarov tell Arkady about?

3. Who witnesses the kiss between Bazarov and Fenitchka?

4. Where does Bazarov decide to go at the end of the chapter?

5. How old was Fenitchka when she arrived at Nikolai's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Examine Turgenev's writing style. How would you describe Turgenev's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Turgenev's style give to the story?

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