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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Tolstoy describe Stepan Kasatsky's educational career?
(a) Unconventional.
(b) Lackluster.
(c) Disappointing.
(d) Brilliant.

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

5. What does Murad ask for when he has reached his destination?
(a) Money.
(b) A prisoner exchange.
(c) Immediate action.
(d) Citizenship.

6. Where is Murad fleeing to?
(a) The Caucasus.
(b) The Russian fort at Vozvizhensk.
(c) China.
(d) Turkey.

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

8. What is Stepan Kasatsky's relation with the court of Emperor Nicholas I?
(a) Stepan Kasatsky's father was an outstanding military officer.
(b) Stepan Kasatsky married an admiral's daughter.
(c) Stepan Kasatsky's family was promoted to the nobility by Emperor Nicholas I.
(d) Stepan Kasatsky's mother was daughter of a high-ranking officer.

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

10. What causes Father Sergius to leave the monastery?
(a) A woman who seduces him.
(b) A woman who tempts him.
(c) A woman who refuses him.
(d) A woman who seduced his spiritual leader.

11. What is it called when Vasili dies protecting Nikita?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Dramatic irony.
(c) Justice.
(d) Irony.

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

13. What does Vasili decide to do when they have lost the road?
(a) Backtrack.
(b) Continue through potato fields.
(c) Cast about in circles for the road.
(d) Camp where they are.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Murad want revenge on Shamil?

2. What town do the Russians ultimately destroy?

3. What makes Murad suspicious when he reaches his destination?

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

5. How does Pozdnyshev's wife try to escape from her unhappiness?

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