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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 Pozdnyshev tell his story to?
(a) Passers-by.
(b) His seat-mate.
(c) A judge and jury.
(d) His cell-mate.

2. What is Stepan Kasatsky's relation with the court of Emperor Nicholas I?
(a) Stepan Kasatsky married an admiral's daughter.
(b) Stepan Kasatsky's father was an outstanding military officer.
(c) Stepan Kasatsky's family was promoted to the nobility by Emperor Nicholas I.
(d) Stepan Kasatsky's mother was daughter of a high-ranking officer.

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

4. How does Pozdnyshev see his marriage after a few weeks?
(a) As a transcendent pleasure.
(b) As a heavy burden.
(c) As a justification for misery.
(d) As a sweet kind of teamwork.

5. How long did Nikita live after Vasili died?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 2 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose house do the travelers stop at?

2. What does Murad ultimately plan to do?

3. What does Pozdnyshev say he was determined to do throughout his marriage?

4. What town do the Russians ultimately destroy?

5. Who is Mukhorty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Nikita's relationship with Mukhorty?

2. Describe Stepan Kasatsky's relationship with Countess Korotkova.

3. Describe Stepan Kasatsky' personality.

4. What did the Tsar decide with regard to Murad?

5. What is the event that precipitates Pozdnyshev's murder of his wife?

6. Why did Hadji Murad set out for Russia?

7. What causes Vasili Andreevich to set off for Goryachkin?

8. What does Hadji Murad hope to find when he reaches Russia?

9. What finally halts the travelers?

10. How does Stepan acquire the name Father Sergius?

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