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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Pozdnyshev's wife say she was depressed?
(a) She did not like the town they moved to.
(b) She could not have children.
(c) She could see he did not love her.
(d) She did not love him.

2. What happened to Stepan Kasatsky when his father died?
(a) He was enrolled in military school.
(b) He was sent to Europe for education.
(c) He was kept at home to be educated.
(d) He was sent to a tutor in Moscow.

3. How does Marya Dmitrievna denounce Hadji Aga and his men?
(a) As swine.
(b) As thieves.
(c) As traitors.
(d) As cutthroats.

4. What power does Father Sergius discover he has?
(a) Prophesying.
(b) Investing.
(c) Arguing law cases.
(d) Healing.

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

6. Where does the road take them after the travelers return to the road?
(a) The Semenov estate.
(b) Petersburg.
(c) Grishkino.
(d) Goryachkin.

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

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

9. Who is Nikita?
(a) Vasili's neighbor.
(b) Vasili's servant.
(c) Vasili's horse.
(d) Vasili's priest.

10. What does Pozdnyshev say he was determined to do throughout his marriage?
(a) Ignore his wife's affairs.
(b) Remain faithful.
(c) Kill his wife.
(d) Carry on his affairs.

11. Who is Murad hoping to reach at his destination?
(a) Marya Dmitrievna.
(b) Shamil's general.
(c) Prince Vorontsov.
(d) Emperor Nicholas I.

12. How does Pozdnyshev describe his and his wife's courtship?
(a) Lengthy.
(b) On-again-off-again.
(c) Brief.
(d) Convoluted.

13. 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.

14. Who does Pozdnyshev tell his story to?
(a) His cell-mate.
(b) His seat-mate.
(c) A judge and jury.
(d) Passers-by.

15. What are Stepan Kasatsky's motives for whatever he undertakes?
(a) To win recognition.
(b) To create a disturbance.
(c) To undermine authority.
(d) To escape from reality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Father Sergius's reason for wanting to be transferred out of the city?

2. What causes Father Sergius to leave the monastery?

3. What town do the Russians ultimately destroy?

4. What desire did Pozdnyshev's wife have, which doctors frustrated?

5. Who is Hadji Murad?

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