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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pozdnyshev describe his union with his wife?
(a) A spiritual union.
(b) A passionate union.
(c) A practical, economic union.
(d) A carnal union.

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

3. What causes Father Sergius to leave the monastery?
(a) A woman who seduces him.
(b) A woman who tempts him.
(c) A woman who refuses him.
(d) A woman who seduced his spiritual leader.

4. Who is Nikita?
(a) Vasili's servant.
(b) Vasili's neighbor.
(c) Vasili's priest.
(d) Vasili's horse.

5. What doest Stepan Kasatsky tell Countess Korotkova?
(a) That she made him a better person.
(b) That he would kill her if he ever found out she betrayed him.
(c) That his love for her scared him.
(d) That he was terribly devoted.

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

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

8. How does Nikita treat Mukhorty?
(a) As a family member.
(b) As a low criminal.
(c) As a pet.
(d) As a beast of burden.

9. Who is Hadji Murad?
(a) A Russian prince.
(b) A Russian soldier.
(c) A Turkish fighter.
(d) A Chechen fighter.

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

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

12. Why is it urgent for Vasili and Nikita and Mukhorty to reach their destination in the snow storm?
(a) Vasili wants to make a bid on some land there.
(b) Mukhorty needs medical attention.
(c) Nikita's mother is ill.
(d) Vasili's mother is ill.

13. What power does Father Sergius discover he has?
(a) Investing.
(b) Healing.
(c) Prophesying.
(d) Arguing law cases.

14. What inspired the jealousy rage in Pozdnyshev?
(a) One of Trukhachevsky's enemies told him about Trukhachevsky's affair with his wife.
(b) A business trip.
(c) He read his wife's letters.
(d) Catching his wife and Trukhachevsky in the act.

15. Who found Nikita after the snow storm?
(a) Vasili's servants.
(b) Passers-by.
(c) Townspeople.
(d) People from the Semenov estate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tolstoy say Stepan Kasatsky feels about the Emperor?

2. How much money did Vasili borrow?

3. Who gives the travelers directions?

4. How does Pozdnyshev see his marriage after a few weeks?

5. Where does Stepan Kasatsky go after Countess Korotkova tells him about her other lover?

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