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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. In the prologue, who is sitting with the host after the other guests leave?

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

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

5. What happened to Prince Zasyekin ?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the fight between Vladirmir's mother and father in Chapter 20. What was the cause of the fight? What was the result of the fight?

3. Describe Vladimir's parents as described in Chapter 1.

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

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

6. How does Zinaida treat Vladimir in Chapter 9?

7. Why does Zinaida stop receiving guests in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zinaida suggests a poetry topic to her suitors one night. Analyze the symbolism in Zinaida's suggestion. What does it suggest about her life?

Essay Topic 2

Argue what you believe to be the climax of Turgenev's book. State specific examples from the book to make your argument.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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