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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Bazarov and Arkady have a heated discussion about later that afternoon?

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

4. Why did Nikolai hire Fenitchka's mother?

5. What does Pavel ask to borrow from Fenitchka?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The main themes in the novel are redemption through love, generational gaps and true human nature. Take one of these themes and discuss how Turgenev expresses them in the book? Why do you think these themes were important concerns in 1850s Russia?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Turgenev use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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