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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. How does Pinegin get revenge on Sergei?
(a) By killing his brother.
(b) By leaving Russia.
(c) By framing him for a crime.
(d) By seducing Nadia.

2. Who is Arina?
(a) A girl Popov goes out with.
(b) Peter Suvorin's sister.
(c) Nicolai's wife.
(d) Misha's daughter.

3. Where does Pinegin find Sergei?
(a) In the monastery.
(b) Embracing Olga.
(c) In battle.
(d) In the military.

4. What does Tatiana interrupt in 1844?
(a) Sergei's sentencing.
(b) Olga's marriage.
(c) Savva's flogging.
(d) Pinegin's revenge.

5. What was Novikov arrested for?
(a) His views on free speech.
(b) His views on religion.
(c) His advocacy of reform.
(d) His attempt on the Tsar's life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Daniel accused of?

2. What was the priest at Russka accused of when the police arrived to arrest him?

3. What was Misha fighting in 1855?

4. What was Peter impressed by?

5. What was the Decembrist conspiracy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Tatiana's relationship with Savva Suvorin.

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

8. What is Alexander Bobrov's relationship with Sergei?

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

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

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