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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 does Vladimir realize at the end of Chapter 9?

2. What does Dr. Looshin instruct Vladimir to do to Zinaida in Chapter 7?

3. Why does Zinaida say she will never love Count Malevsky?

4. What does Vladimir's father do to him that almost makes him cry?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the game analogies? Whose analogy wins in Chapter 11?

2. Describe the story Zinaida tells her guests in Chapter 16.

3. Describe what you learn about Vladimir's relationship with his father in Chapter 8.

4. What does Vladimir accuse Zinaida of in Chapter 18? What is Zinaida's reaction?

5. What message does Vladimir deliver to Princess Zasyeki? What is her response?

6. In Chapter 2, what is the woman Vladimir encounters in the garden like?

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

8. Describe the conversation that Zinaida and Vladimir have while winding wool.

9. What does Vladimir see when he spies on Zinaida in the garden in Chapter 17?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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.

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