On the Eve — Questions and answers

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By the Moskva River, what did the sculptor Shubin declare to Bersenyev about nature?

Choices

  1. Nature is a source of endless inspiration.
  2. Nature is a reflection of human emotion.
  3. Nature is a powerful and benevolent spirit.
  4. Nature is a cold, indifferent force. ✓

Answer: Nature is a cold, indifferent force.

From page 1

What did Elena Stakhova write in her diary about the purpose of life?

Choices

  1. To be good is the main thing in life.
  2. To seek knowledge is the main thing in life.
  3. To do good is the main thing in life. ✓
  4. To find happiness is the main thing in life.

Answer: To do good is the main thing in life.

From page 2

What was Dmitry Insarov's nationality when Elena Stakhova spoke to him in the drawing-room?

Choices

  1. He was Russian.
  2. He was Bulgarian. ✓
  3. He was Greek.
  4. He was Serbian.

Answer: He was Bulgarian.

From page 3

During an outing to Tsaritsyno, what did Dmitry Insarov do to the drunken man harassing a young woman?

Choices

  1. He lifted the man and dropped him into a pond. ✓
  2. He engaged the man in a verbal argument.
  3. He called the authorities to intervene.
  4. He ignored the man and walked away.

Answer: He lifted the man and dropped him into a pond.

From page 4

In a ruined chapel, what did Dmitry Insarov tell Elena Stakhova about the path he was on?

Choices

  1. It leads to great personal wealth.
  2. It leads to a peaceful new life.
  3. It leads to academic recognition.
  4. It leads to danger and perhaps death. ✓

Answer: It leads to danger and perhaps death.

From page 5

In Moscow, what did Elena Stakhova declare to Dmitry Insarov when he was ill?

Choices

  1. She would not leave him. ✓
  2. She would return to her home.
  3. She would inform his family.
  4. She would find him a doctor.

Answer: She would not leave him.

From page 6

What did Nikolai Stakhov tell Elena Stakhova he would do because of her marriage?

Choices

  1. He would consult with her mother.
  2. He would disown her. ✓
  3. He would support her decision.
  4. He would try to understand.

Answer: He would disown her.

From page 7

In Venice, what did Dmitry Insarov ask Elena Stakhova to promise if he did not make it?

Choices

  1. To bury him in Venice.
  2. To return to her family.
  3. To take his papers to Bulgaria. ✓
  4. To forget about him.

Answer: To take his papers to Bulgaria.

From page 8

Who burst into Dmitry Insarov's Venetian room to announce that the ship was ready?

Choices

  1. Shubin
  2. Nikolai Stakhov
  3. Bersenyev
  4. Rendich ✓

Answer: Rendich

From page 9

Years later, what did Shubin say about Elena Stakhova's fate after she sailed for the war?

Choices

  1. No one knows what became of her. ✓
  2. She returned to her family.
  3. She settled in Venice.
  4. She became a famous general.

Answer: No one knows what became of her.

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