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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. Who does Alexander want to marry?
(a) Nadezhda.
(b) Arina.
(c) Mrs. Suvorin.
(d) Rosa Abramovich.

2. What does Popov obtain from Peter Suvorin?
(a) A storeroom.
(b) A promise of protection.
(c) A few strong men.
(d) A salary.

3. Who is Popov trying to decide in Chapter 10?
(a) Who will protect him.
(b) Who can be useful to him.
(c) Who will help him in illicit dealings.
(d) Who he can get money from.

4. What was the priest at Russka accused of when the police arrived to arrest him?
(a) Subverting the church.
(b) Heresy.
(c) Operating a Masonic press.
(d) Theft.

5. What kind of poetry does Sergei recite at the Feast?
(a) Religious poetry.
(b) Political poetry.
(c) Dramatic poetry.
(d) Love poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sergei attend school?

2. Who is Ivan Mazeppa?

3. What is the marriage between Alexander and Tatiana like at first?

4. What was the Decembrist conspiracy?

5. Who does Dmitri find Vladimir naked with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Savva Suvorin's arrival in Moscow.

3. Describe the conditions in Russia in 1891.

4. Who is Madame Adelaide de Ronville, and what does Alexander Bobrov need from her?

5. How does Rutherfurd describe the Russian experience of the Napoleonic War?

6. What happens to Nicolai and Grigory?

7. Describe Alexander Bobrov's imprisonment.

8. What are Nicolai's views on religion?

9. What is Karpenko's relationship with Nadezhda?

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

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