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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. Whose meeting does Alexander attend?
(a) The Raskolniki.
(b) The monkhood.
(c) The Freemasons.
(d) The Rosicrucians.

2. What is the result in Russia of riots in Finland and uprisings in Ukraine?
(a) War with Ukraine.
(b) Civil war.
(c) Reform.
(d) Government suppression.

3. Who does Andrei save when the Bobrov estate is destroyed?
(a) Pavlo.
(b) Elena.
(c) Anna.
(d) Maryushka.

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

5. Why has Nicolai's father asked him to return home?
(a) To take over the estate.
(b) To stop his political activities.
(c) To help him in his illness.
(d) To help with failing crops.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Suvorin offer Ivan Romanov?

2. Who is Arina?

3. What was Daniel accused of?

4. What does Savva try to buy in 1844?

5. What is Nicolai's relation with Misha?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Karpenko's relationship with Nadezhda?

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

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

4. What leads to Alexander Bobrov's arrest and imprisonment?

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

6. Describe Alexander Bobrov's imprisonment.

7. What is Mrs. Suvorin's relationship with Popov?

8. Describe Popov's subversive activities.

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

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

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