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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 inspired the jealousy rage in Pozdnyshev?

2. How did Murad die?

3. How long after their wedding was Pozdnyshev's wife depressed?

4. Where does Pozdnyshev tell the story of killing his wife?

5. What does Vasili decide to do when they have lost the road?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting for "Kreutzer Sonata"?

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

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

4. Why did Hadji Murad set out for Russia?

5. How does Stepan acquire the name Father Sergius?

6. Describe Stepan Kasatsky' personality.

7. What does Murad ask Prince Vorontsov for after he surrenders?

8. What does Hadji Murad hope to find when he reaches Russia?

9. Describe Pozdnyshev's marriage.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Late in life, Tolstoy abjured private possessions and advocated communes. Does the Tolstoy of the stories value worldly possessions less than other kinds of things? Where are worldly possessions in Tolstoy's value scale? Analyze three stories and describe Tolstoy's views.

Essay Topic 2

How do characters in three of Tolstoy's stories handle depression? What is it typically caused by, and what are the effective solutions to it?

Essay Topic 3

How does Tolstoy see marriage? Analyze marriages in three stories, and describe the uses, benefits and disadvantages of marriage in Tolstoy's writing.

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