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Anna Karenina Quiz 1

  • 1. At the beginning of the novel, why is Prince Oblonsky sleeping in his study?
    •     His wife, Dolly, has recently discovered his infidelity
    •     He fell asleep at his desk doing work
    •     His sister, Anna, is sleeping in his room while she visits
    •     He fell asleep after a night of drunken revelry

  • 2. The Oblonskys live in _________.
    •     Krasnoye Selo
    •     St. Petersburg
    •     Leningrad
    •     Moscow

  • 3. At the beginning of the book, why does Levin come in from the country?
    •     He wants to visit the Oblonskys.
    •     He seeks to sell some of his property.
    •     He wants to propose to Kitty Shcherbatskaya.
    •     He is a government official with business in the city.

  • 4. Levin's well-known half-brother Koznyshev is a _________.
    •     business owner
    •     war hero
    •     farmer
    •     writer

  • 5. Levin's older brother Nicholas and Tolstoy's older brother Nikolai both contracted this disease.
    •     consumption (tuberculosis)
    •     diabetes
    •     cancer
    •     influenza

  • 6. Kitty Shcherbatskaya rejects Levin's first proposal because:
    •     She is waiting for a proposal from Count Vronsky.
    •     She is too young for marriage.
    •     Her father does not like Levin.
    •     Her younger sister wishes to marry Levin.

  • 7. Oblonsky goes to the train station to meet his sister Anna. Vronsky is also there waiting for someone. Who?
    •     A friend of his from the regiment.
    •     His elder sister.
    •     His elder brother.
    •     His mother.

  • 8. What happens while the four new acquaintances stand on the train platform?
    •     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.
    •     There's an accident with another train.

  • 9. What does Vronsky do at Anna's bidding?
    •     He gives 200 roubles to the porter's widow.
    •     He inquires about the possibility of securing a home in the country town.
    •     He writes a letter to the train company.
    •     He buys her flowers.

  • 10. In our first introduction to Anna, she is described as _________.
    •     animated
    •     brave
    •     happy
    •     pretty

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