Anna Karenina Study Guide

1. At the beginning of the novel, why is Prince Oblonsky sleeping in his study?

• His wife, Dolly, has recently discovered his infidelity
• His sister, Anna, is sleeping in his room while she visits
• He fell asleep at his desk doing work
• He fell asleep after a night of drunken revelry

2. The Oblonskys live in _________.

• Leningrad
• Moscow
• Krasnoye Selo
• St. Petersburg

3. At the beginning of the book, why does Levin come in from the country?

• He wants to propose to Kitty Shcherbatskaya.
• He wants to visit the Oblonskys.
• He is a government official with business in the city.
• He seeks to sell some of his property.

4. Levin's well-known half-brother Koznyshev is a _________.

• farmer
• writer
• war hero
• business owner

5. Levin's older brother Nicholas and Tolstoy's older brother Nikolai both contracted this disease.

• cancer
• influenza
• consumption (tuberculosis)
• diabetes

6. Kitty Shcherbatskaya rejects Levin's first proposal because:

• Her younger sister wishes to marry Levin.
• She is waiting for a proposal from Count Vronsky.
• She is too young for marriage.
• Her father does not like Levin.

7. Oblonsky goes to the train station to meet his sister Anna. Vronsky is also there waiting for someone. Who?

• His mother.
• His elder brother.
• A friend of his from the regiment.
• His elder sister.

8. What happens while the four new acquaintances stand on the train platform?

• There's an accident with another train.
• A train porter falls on the tracks under a train and dies.
• They find that they are all from the same small country town.
• A child sells them flowers.

9. What does Vronsky do at Anna's bidding?

• He writes a letter to the train company.
• He buys her flowers.
• He gives 200 roubles to the porter's widow.
• He inquires about the possibility of securing a home in the country town.

10. In our first introduction to Anna, she is described as _________.

• pretty
• brave
• animated
• happy