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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vladimir Suvorin bring from the south?
(a) Political subversion.
(b) Arms.
(c) Money.
(d) Grain.

2. Where is Alexander injured?
(a) A tram accident.
(b) The Russian Revolution.
(c) A farm accident.
(d) World War I.

3. How does Rutherfurd characterize the serfs?
(a) Landowners.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Peasants.
(d) Citizens.

4. By whom does Tatiana become pregnant?
(a) Alexander.
(b) A Hussar officer.
(c) A Cossack officer.
(d) A Tatar officer.

5. What is Popov knowledgeable about in his discussion on the train?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Cultural developments.
(c) Radical politics.
(d) Economic theories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Andrei save when the Bobrov estate is destroyed?

2. What is Sergei's relationship with Olga?

3. What does Rosa Abramovich do after her father's death?

4. What river is St. Petersburg on?

5. Where does Sergei attend school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Alexander Bobrov and the Suvorins?

2. How did the revolution of 1905 begin in Russia?

3. Describe Alexander Bobrov's imprisonment.

4. What was Tsar Peter's plan for modernizing Russia?

5. How does Daniel die?

6. Describe Nicolai's discussion with Popov on the train to Moscow.

7. What is Alexander Bobrov's relationship with Nadezhda?

8. What role do Madame Adelaide de Ronville's salons play in Russka?

9. Describe the relationship between Rosa Abramovich's and Peter Suvorin?

10. Why does Pinegin want revenge against Sergei, and how does he get it?

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