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Anna Karenina · Leo Tolstoy

Part One Quiz

The Oblonskys' quarrel, Anna's arrival in Moscow, Levin's proposal, the ball, and the journey back to Petersburg.

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Q1 of 10

Whose household is "in confusion" as the novel opens?

AThe Oblonskys' BThe Karenins' CThe Levins' DThe Vronskys'

Q2 of 10

With whom has Stepan Arkadyevitch been having an affair?

AA famous Moscow actress BTheir former governess CHis wife's younger sister DA rich widow from Petersburg

Q3 of 10

Why does Anna come to Moscow?

ATo consult a famous doctor BTo reconcile Stiva and Dolly CTo arrange Kitty's marriage DTo visit her son at his school

Q4 of 10

Who shares Anna's compartment on the train from Petersburg?

APrincess Betsy Tverskaya BCountess Lidia Ivanovna CCountess Vronskaya DPrincess Shtcherbatskaya

Q5 of 10

A railway worker is crushed by a train as Anna arrives. What does Vronsky do?

ADrags the man from under the wheels BReports the guard for negligence CLeaves at once, refusing to look DGives his widow two hundred roubles

Q6 of 10

Why does Kitty refuse Levin's proposal?

AHer father forbids the match BShe expects Vronsky to propose CShe thinks him far too old DShe means to enter a convent

Q7 of 10

What does Anna wear to the ball, against Kitty's hopes?

AA gown of pale lilac tulle BA white gown with pink roses CA black velvet gown DA gown of crimson silk

Q8 of 10

With whom is Levin's brother Nikolay living?

AMarya Nikolaevna BAgafea Mihalovna CMademoiselle Varenka DCountess Nordston

Q9 of 10

What does Vronsky tell Anna at a snowy station on her journey home?

AThat he has come to be where she is BThat he is engaged to marry Kitty CThat he is leaving Russia for ever DThat his mother has guessed everything

Q10 of 10

What does Anna notice about her husband when he meets her in Petersburg?

AHe has grown a beard BHe is wearing a medal CHe has gone quite grey DHis ears stick out

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