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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 Suvorin offer Ivan Romanov?
(a) A military commission.
(b) A marriage opportunity.
(c) A political appointment.
(d) A business partnership.

2. Where is Andrei traveling to in 1703?
(a) Poland.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Kiev.
(d) Turkey.

3. Who is Count Benckendorft?
(a) A military office.
(b) An officer of the Third Department.
(c) An agent provocateur.
(d) A reformer.

4. Under what condition will Bobrov be included in Madame Adelaide de Ronville's estate?
(a) If he proves himself worthy of her.
(b) If he marries Tatiana.
(c) If he protects her land in the legislature.
(d) If he manages her estate.

5. Where does Sergei work after school?
(a) The foreign ministry.
(b) A law firm.
(c) The central administration.
(d) The military.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alexander's response to Tatiana's pregnancy?

2. How long has Nicolai been in St. Petersburg in 1891?

3. How many children does Andrei have?

4. What does Tatiana interrupt in 1844?

5. What was the Decembrist conspiracy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Alexander Bobrov's imprisonment.

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

4. What happens to the Jews in Russia after 1881?

5. What are the political implications of the Tsar's acts during the Great War?

6. When the narrative resumes in 1827, what trouble is Sergei having?

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

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

9. What happens to Nicolai and Grigory?

10. What is Karpenko's relationship with Nadezhda?

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