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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Sergei's sentence?

2. What does Suvorin offer Ivan Romanov?

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

4. What does Nicolai tell Misha?

5. Why are Nicolai and Popov working for free?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Daniel die?

2. What is Karpenko's relationship with Nadezhda?

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

4. Describe Popov's subversive activities.

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

6. Describe Alexander Bobrov's imprisonment.

7. Describe the conditions in Russia in 1891.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall form of the novel "Russka". Is it one overarching story, or is it a series of discrete stories that don't necessarily add up to a master narrative.

Essay Topic 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

What foreign ideas, technologies, or other developments had the strongest influence?

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