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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Stepan Kasatsky go after Countess Korotkova tells him about her other lover?
(a) To the country.
(b) To a monastery.
(c) To Petersburg.
(d) To Moscow.

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

3. How does Tolstoy describe Countess Korotkova?
(a) Devout.
(b) Self-sacrificing.
(c) Charming.
(d) Virtuous.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What desire did Pozdnyshev's wife have, which doctors frustrated?
(a) To take care of Pozdnyshev.
(b) To bear children.
(c) To take a lover.
(d) To nurse her child.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hadji Murad?

2. How does Tolstoy describe Stepan Kasatsky's educational career?

3. Who is Murad hoping to reach at his destination?

4. What causes Father Sergius to leave the monastery?

5. How does Nikita treat Mukhorty?

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