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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose house do the travelers stop at?
(a) The wealthiest man in Grishkino.
(b) Nikita's wife.
(c) Vasili's cousin.
(d) The mayor of Goryachkin.

2. How does Pozdnyshev describe his and his wife's courtship?
(a) Brief.
(b) Lengthy.
(c) On-again-off-again.
(d) Convoluted.

3. What happened to Stepan Kasatsky when his father died?
(a) He was enrolled in military school.
(b) He was sent to Europe for education.
(c) He was kept at home to be educated.
(d) He was sent to a tutor in Moscow.

4. What was Pozdnyshev's justification for killing his wife?
(a) He caught her cheating on him.
(b) Desire for her money.
(c) She was ill and suffering.
(d) A jealous rage.

5. What significance does Pashenka have to Sergius after Sergius leaves the monastery?
(a) He wants to devote himself to her.
(b) She seems like a means to salvation for him.
(c) He wants to set things right with her.
(d) He wants to punish her for leading him astray.

6. How does Marya Dmitrievna denounce Hadji Aga and his men?
(a) As cutthroats.
(b) As thieves.
(c) As swine.
(d) As traitors.

7. What does Murad intend to do when he reaches his destination?
(a) Emigrate to America.
(b) Surrender to the Russians.
(c) Fight the Russians.
(d) Gather men to fight Shamil.

8. How long after their wedding was Pozdnyshev's wife depressed?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three years.

9. How does Stepan Kasatsky respond when Countess Korotkova tells him about her other lover?
(a) He kills her.
(b) He breaks off the engagement.
(c) He confronts the other man.
(d) He vows to love her eternally.

10. Where did Vasili borrow money from in the beginning of 'Master and Man'?
(a) His neighbor.
(b) The church till.
(c) His servant.
(d) His parents.

11. Who tries to convince the travelers to rest?
(a) An innkeeper.
(b) Nikita's wife.
(c) As fellow traveler.
(d) A landowner.

12. What does Tolstoy say Pozdnyshev is oblivious to in his marriage?
(a) His wife's unhappiness.
(b) His wife's affairs.
(c) His wife's illness.
(d) His children's hate for him.

13. What does Pozdnyshev say he was determined to do throughout his marriage?
(a) Remain faithful.
(b) Ignore his wife's affairs.
(c) Carry on his affairs.
(d) Kill his wife.

14. Who is Stepan Kasatsky?
(a) A poor inn keeper.
(b) A privileged young man.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A talented lawyer.

15. Who suggested that Murad be sent to Siberia?
(a) An adviser to the Tsar.
(b) Marya Dmitrievna.
(c) The Tsar.
(d) Prince Vorontsov.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Stepan Kasatsky's relation with the court of Emperor Nicholas I?

2. Who is Trukhachevsky?

3. Why was Sergius sent to Siberia?

4. What makes Murad suspicious when he reaches his destination?

5. When do the travelers finally decide to stop?

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