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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Sergius sent to Siberia?
(a) He was arrested for treason.
(b) He was arrested for vagrancy.
(c) He followed a woman there.
(d) He asked to be sent.

2. What was Pozdnyshev's justification for killing his wife?
(a) She was ill and suffering.
(b) Desire for her money.
(c) A jealous rage.
(d) He caught her cheating on him.

3. What doest Stepan Kasatsky tell Countess Korotkova?
(a) That his love for her scared him.
(b) That he was terribly devoted.
(c) That she made him a better person.
(d) That he would kill her if he ever found out she betrayed him.

4. How much money did Vasili borrow?
(a) 1,500 rubles.
(b) 300 rubles.
(c) 3,000 rubles.
(d) 2,300 rubles.

5. How does Pozdnyshev describe his marriage as he sees it in post-coital reflection?
(a) As to cold souls begrudging each other their pleasure.
(b) As two terrified children trying to save each other.
(c) As two egoists foreign to each other.
(d) As two animals desperate to consume each other.

6. How does Pozdnyshev describe his union with his wife?
(a) A practical, economic union.
(b) A passionate union.
(c) A carnal union.
(d) A spiritual union.

7. What did the Tsar suggest to do with Murad?
(a) Send him to Siberia.
(b) Use him against the Chechens.
(c) Use him on the Western front.
(d) Use him to train anti-Chechen fighters.

8. Who was Countess Korotkova?
(a) Stepan Kasatsky's aunt.
(b) Stepan Kasatsky's mother's friend.
(c) The emperor's concubine.
(d) A general's wife.

9. Who nearly captures Murad and his men?
(a) Russians.
(b) Shamil.
(c) Turks.
(d) Some Chechens.

10. How did Murad die?
(a) He was assassinated by Shamil's men.
(b) He was killed in battle.
(c) He was shot in an ambush.
(d) He was betrayed by his own men.

11. How does Pozdnyshev's wife try to escape from her unhappiness?
(a) By singing.
(b) By having affairs.
(c) By gossiping.
(d) By playing piano.

12. What is Mukhorty covered with when he stumbles in a ditch?
(a) Snow.
(b) Hoar frost.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Ice.

13. What does Tolstoy say Pozdnyshev is oblivious to in his marriage?
(a) His wife's affairs.
(b) His wife's unhappiness.
(c) His children's hate for him.
(d) His wife's illness.

14. Who suggested that Murad be sent to Siberia?
(a) Marya Dmitrievna.
(b) The Tsar.
(c) An adviser to the Tsar.
(d) Prince Vorontsov.

15. Why does Murad want revenge on Shamil?
(a) Shamil pushed him out of power.
(b) Shamil insulted him.
(c) Shamil killed his brother and father.
(d) Shamil stole from him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who found Nikita after the snow storm?

2. What does Murad hope for, from the person he is trying to reach?

3. Where does Murad stay while he is in flight?

4. What were Pozdnyshev and his wife like in private together?

5. Where did Vasili borrow money from in the beginning of 'Master and Man'?

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