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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doest Stepan Kasatsky tell Countess Korotkova?

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

3. Who suggested that Murad be sent to Siberia?

4. What power does Father Sergius discover he has?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Tsar decide with regard to Murad?

2. What causes Vasili Andreevich to set off for Goryachkin?

3. What are some possible morals for "Master and Man"?

4. Why did Hadji Murad set out for Russia?

5. What gift did Father Sergius discover he had, and what did it do for him?

6. How did Father Sergius come to be sent to Siberia?

7. What happens to Vasili and Nikita after they set out from Grishkino?

8. Why does Father Sergius ask to be reassigned to a hermitage?

9. Describe Stepan Kasatsky' personality.

10. What does Pozdnyshev realize as soon as he kills his wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many characters in Tolstoy's stories learn and grow throughout the stories. Analyzing three stories, describe the and compare the kinds of growth Tolstoy portrays: are there commonalities? Is growth always in the direction of moral and spiritual enlightenment? If not, what other kinds of growth does Tolstoy describe?

Essay Topic 2

To what extent are Tolstoy's stories allegories? How do characters and events in the stories map to values and ideas in the allegory? Explain the allegorical significance of two of Tolstoy's stories.

Essay Topic 3

To what extent are Tolstoy's stories instructional, and what are they teaching? Describe the educational value of three of Tolstoy's stories.

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