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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How long after their wedding was Pozdnyshev's wife depressed?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three days.

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

5. Where did Vasili borrow money from in the beginning of 'Master and Man'?
(a) The church till.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) His servant.
(d) His parents.

6. What was Stepan Kasatsky 'given to' from time to time?
(a) Fits of generosity.
(b) Fits of temper.
(c) Fits of laughing.
(d) Fits of jealousy.

7. Who is Shamil?
(a) The Chechen leader.
(b) A Turkish soldier.
(c) A Russian general.
(d) A Chechen fighter.

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

9. How long did Nikita live after Vasili died?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 2 months.

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

11. How does Nikita treat Mukhorty?
(a) As a family member.
(b) As a low criminal.
(c) As a pet.
(d) As a beast of burden.

12. What does Murad hope for, from the person he is trying to reach?
(a) Money.
(b) Amnesty.
(c) A large force.
(d) Safe passage.

13. What significance does Pashenka have to Sergius after Sergius leaves the monastery?
(a) She seems like a means to salvation for him.
(b) He wants to devote himself to her.
(c) He wants to set things right with her.
(d) He wants to punish her for leading him astray.

14. What is Father Sergius's reason for wanting to be transferred out of the city?
(a) Desire for easy city ways.
(b) Lust for women.
(c) Desire for money.
(d) Desire for power.

15. Where does Pozdnyshev tell the story of killing his wife?
(a) On a train ride.
(b) In prison.
(c) In a monastery.
(d) In a museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggested that Murad be sent to Siberia?

2. How much money did Vasili borrow?

3. What causes Father Sergius to leave the monastery?

4. Where is Murad fleeing to?

5. What was Pozdnyshev's justification for killing his wife?

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