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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 happened to Stepan Kasatsky when his father died?

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

3. Who is Nikita?

4. How does Tolstoy describe Countess Korotkova?

5. Who gives the travelers directions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect does Trukhachevsky's arrival have on Pozdnyshev's marriage?

2. What are some possible morals for "Master and Man"?

3. What finally halts the travelers?

4. What happens the first time Nikita and Vasili get off the road?

5. Describe Stepan Kasatsky' personality.

6. What is Nikita's relationship with Mukhorty?

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

8. How does Stepan acquire the name Father Sergius?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many characters in Tolstoy's stories learn and grow throughout the stories. Analyzing three stories, describe the and compare the kinds of growth Tolstoy portrays: are there commonalities? Is growth always in the direction of moral and spiritual enlightenment? If not, what other kinds of growth does Tolstoy describe?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of struggle does Marya expect from marriage, and what kind of struggle does she end up having to endure? Describe the significance of struggle in "Family Happiness".

Essay Topic 3

What epiphanies do Tolstoy's characters have, and what do they learn from them? Is Tolstoy consistent in the kinds of things his characters learn, or is he using his characters to elicit feelings or epiphanies in the reader?

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