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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Vladimir's parents marry?
(a) For money.
(b) For love.
(c) For fame.
(d) For looks.

2. In the prologue, who is sitting with the host after the other guests leave?
(a) Sergey Nicolayevich and Vladimir Petrovich.
(b) Sergey Nicolayevich and Princess Zinaida Zasyekin.
(c) Sergey Nicolayevich.
(d) Vladimir Petrovich.

3. What does Mme. Petrovich wish Vladimir would focus on?
(a) Archery.
(b) Fencing.
(c) His studies.
(d) His chess playing.

4. Who does Mme. Petrovich send to speak with Princess Zasyekin in Chapter 3?
(a) Sergey Nicolayevich.
(b) Vladimir.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her butler.

5. What does Vladimir's father say will make a man free?
(a) One's own will.
(b) Money.
(c) Power.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vladimir realize at the end of Chapter 9?

2. What does Byelovzorov claim Zinaida's word is in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 3, what is Princess Zasyekin involved in?

4. How old is Vladimir in the summer of 1833?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Zinaida instruct Count Malevsky to do for Vladimir?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nickname that Zinaida gives Vladimir?

2. How does Zinaida treat Vladimir in Chapter 9?

3. At the end of Chapter 16, why can't Vladimir sleep?

4. At the start of Chapter 7, Vladimir walks into a party at Zinaida's house. What does he see when he first arrives?

5. Describe one guest's reaction to Zinaida's story in Chapter 16.

6. How does Zinaida want Vladimir to prove his love to her? What is her response?

7. Describe Zinaida and Vladimir's farewell.

8. How does Zinaida love Vladimir?

9. What is Vladimir's reaction in Chapter 17 to what he sees in the garden?

10. Why does Count Malevsky think Vladimir is a "bad page"?

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