European Lit Fall Exam

Fill in the Blank Character and Author Matching (50 points)

There will be fill in the blanks for the different characters and authors from the texts we read this semester. Be familiar with each character and his/her contributions to the stories at large. 

Fathers and Sons

Ivan (Turgenev): author, first russian author to be great outside of Europe, doesn't like nihilism, westernizer, 

(Nikolai) Kirsanov: Arkady's father, land owner, represents tradition, 

(Pavel) Kirsanov: Arkady's brother, slavophile, traditional but wants to be progressive, heartbroken when younger, sad individual, dual with Bazarov

(Arkady) Kirsanov: Nikolai’s son, influenced in nihilism by Bazarov, recent college graduate, more progressive than father and uncle, feels pulled in 2 different directions

Evgeny (Bazarov): Arkady's friend from college, medical student, very firm believer of nihilism, science and progress over anything, cuts himself during an autopsy and dies

(Fenichka) Ivanova: Nikolais lover, mother to his baby, lower class, married Nikolai in the end

(Anna) Odintsova: Bazarov's love interest, very stubborn, very intelligent, modern woman, struggles with idea of love and doesn't want to settle down, seems to be interested in Arkady towards the end

(Katerina) (Katya) Lokteva: very shy and quiet, sweeter than Anna, ends up with Arkady and gets married to him, loves music and nature

Persuasion

Jane (Austen): female british writer, extremely observant of society, all books have to do with women and marriage, 

(Sir Walter) Elliot: anne's father, vain, focused on social status and his looks, spends excessively

(Elizabeth) Elliot: Sir Walters oldest daughter, very much like her father, shallow

(Anne) Elliot: the protagonist, selfless, quiet, mature, opposite of her father, Wentworth

(Mary) Musgrove: Charles wife, youngest sister, dramatic, similar to father and Elizabeth, self obsessed

(Lady Russell): bit of obsession with status, mother figure to Anne after Annes mom dies. 

(Charles) Musgrove: Marys husband, supposed to mary Anne, Anne didn't want to so he married Mary, distant and uninvolved with family  

(Henrietta) Musgrove: Charles younger sister, ends up marrying Charles Hayter (cousin)

(Louisa) Musgrove: Charles younger sister, goes a little crazy for Wentworth, jumps and cracks her head, ends up marrying Benwick 

(Mr. Elliot): very concerned about wealth and status, heir to Kellynch Hall, wants to marry Anne

(Mrs. Clay): Elizabeth's friend, inserts herself into the Elliot family, flatters them, ends up with Mr. Elliot

(Admiral Croft): rents Kellynch hall, naval commander

(Mrs. Croft): admiral Crofts wife, represents ideal marriage, 

(Captain Frederick Wentworth): heart broken by Anne, extremely rich, falls in and out of love with Anne, originally of low status

Captain (Benwick): sad, cheers up thanks to Anne, likes poetry, falls in love with Louisa

(Mrs. Smith): Anne's friend from school, sick, very poor, loves gossip, widow

Crime and Punishment 

Fyodor (Dostoevsky): author, kn0wn for physiological writing, slavophile, didn't trust western philosophy, believed russia should stay russian, on the verge of being executed, became a very traditional christian 

Rodion (Raskolnikov): poor college student, dealing with nihilistic ideas and materialism, wants to be “a great man”, axe murderer 

(Avdotya) (Dunya) Romanovna: Raskolnikov's sister 

(Pulcheria) Alexandrovna: Raskolnikov's mother, very devoted to her son

Semyon (Marmeladov): Sonya's dad, alcoholic, died by getting hit by a cart

(Katerina) Ivanovna: Marmeladov’s wife, has a consumptive disease, freaks out very easily, cares a lot about what people think about her and her family, gets into fights with her landlord a lot because she does not think he is giving her proper honor 

(Sofya) (Sonya) Semyonovna: sacrifices herself, prostitute, leads Raskolnikov back to the light

Arkady (Svidrigailov): Dunya’s neighbor in Petersburg, bad influence on Raskolnikov, still loves/ obsessed with Dunya, used to be her boss, maybe a killer, pedophile, villain 

(Marfa) Petrovna: Svidrigailov’s wife, beaten by him and maybe killed by him, spread rumors about Dunya and later actually sided with Dunya

Dmitri (Razumikhin): Raskolnikov's friend, loyal, caring, goes out of his way to help his family, loves Dunya and later married her

Pyotr (Luzhin): Dunya’s suitor, wealthy but cheap, seems obsessed with class status while also wanting to be progressive, tried to frame Sonya for stealing his money

Andrei (Lebezyatnikov): Luzhin's roommate, saw him put the money in Sonya's pocket

Alexander (Zametov): police clerk, at the bar with Raskolnikov at the beginning of the story when Raskolnikov  gave him his half confession

(Porfiry) Petrovich: head investigator, manipulating Raskolnikov, allows Raskolnikov to turn himself in

(Ilya) (Gunpowder) Petrovich: nicknamed “Gunpowder” because he has a bad temper, Raskolnikov finally confesses to him

(Alyona) Ivanovna: pawn broker that Raskolnikov kills, generally bad person, murder victim 

(Lizaveta) Ivanovna: sister of Alyona, good person, murder victim

(Nastasya) Petrovna: maid in Raskolnikov's apartment 

Master and Man

Leo (Tolstoy): author, became a christian pacifist and anarchist, influenced a lot of non-violent protestors

(Vassily) Andreich: master, obsessed with himself and money, wants success, becomes a better person in the end and put down his life to save Nikita

(Nikita): man, poor, selfless, faithful servant, recovering alcoholic