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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. Who is the girl in the garden talking to?

2. What appears in the window of the second lodge?

3. What does Vladimir's father say will make a man free?

4. Where does Vladimir frequently walk?

5. How does Zinaida deliver the invitation to Vladimir to meet her the next evening?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Vladimir's father give him while they walk through the garden?

2. What is Princess Zasyekin's reaction to Vladimir's family leaving? What does Vladimir's mother tell her the reason is?

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

4. How does having so many suitors effect Zinaida?

5. Describe Princess Zasyekin. What does she want from Vladimir's family?

6. What happens during Vladimir's father's first meeting with Zinaida? What is Vladimir's reaction?

7. What is Vladimir's emotional state at the end of Chapter 7?

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

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

10. Who gives Zinaida a kitten and why does he give her that gift?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship between Vladimir and Dr. Looshin. What advice does Dr. Looshin give to Vladimir. Argue for or against that Dr. Looshin acts as a father figure to Vladimir.

Essay Topic 2

How does Turgenev use this book to demonstrate his opinions on love, life and relationships? Site specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Vladimir's relationship with Zinaida. How does the relationship change from beginning to end. How do each of the characters change because of this relationship?

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