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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 see visit the Suvorin house?
(a) Popov.
(b) Rosa Abramovich.
(c) Sergei.
(d) Karpenko.

2. What are the Rosicrucians dedicated to?
(a) Extending technical innovations.
(b) A new order.
(c) Protecting the old order.
(d) Westernization.

3. What begins in 1839?
(a) Plague.
(b) War.
(c) Famine.
(d) Reform.

4. What does Nicolai tell Misha?
(a) That he will live forever.
(b) That he is already dead.
(c) That his legacy might be unrecognizable, but he will still be alive.
(d) That he will be alive as long as he (Nicolai) remembers him.

5. How old is Nicolai in 1891?
(a) 22.
(b) 51.
(c) 17.
(d) 37.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Procopy present for?

2. How does Rosa Abramovich die?

3. What is Popov knowledgeable about in his discussion on the train?

4. What was Misha fighting in 1855?

5. What deadline does the Countess give Alexander?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the state of the opposition to the Tsar in Chapters 7 and 8.

2. Who is Pavlo, and what is his role in Russka?

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

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

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

8. Describe Popov's subversive activities.

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

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

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