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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does Zinaida call Vladimir throughout the book?

2. Where does Zinaida invite Vladimir at the end of Chapter 9?

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

4. How does M. Petrovich greet Zinaida when he meets her the first time?

5. In Chapter 8, what does Vladimir discuss with his father in the garden?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Count Malevsky trick Vladimir into spying on Zinaida?

2. Who does Zinaida say will get her a horse and why does this shock Vladimir?

3. How does having so many suitors effect Zinaida?

4. Why does Zinaida call Vladimir to the garden in Chapter 15?

5. Describe Zinaida's behavior during dinner at Vladimir's home.

6. What does the pantry boy tell Vladimir about his parent's fight?

7. Describe what Vladimir catches his father doing during the horseback ride in Chapter 21.

8. In Chapter 16, what does Zinaida suggest everyone share with each other in the lodge? What do they end up sharing instead?

9. In the prologue, what does the host want to guests to discuss? Describe Nicolayevich's story.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of Turgenev's book and how it is important to the plot of the story.

Essay Topic 2

What is the lesson that Turgenev is trying to teach the reader? Why is it significant that Zinaida is married at the end of the book to another man? What does this suggest about love?

Essay Topic 3

What is the central conflict of Turgenev's book and how does he support this conflict throughout the story? Choose three examples from the text and discuss how these examples demonstrate the conflict of the story.

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