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Excerpt from Chapter 7 of Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy
Which of the following excerpts from the passage most closely supports the interpretation of the bedsheets as a symbol of Kitty's frivolity?
A.
"'What does he keep reading philosophy of some sort for all this year?' she wondered."
B.
"'If I don’t see to it, Agafea Mihalovna will give Sergey Ivanovitch the wrong sheets,' and at the very idea of this the blood rushed to Kitty’s face."
C.
"going back to her former thoughts, she remembered that some spiritual question of importance had been interrupted, and she began to recall what."
D.
"she thought, and passed instantly to the consideration of where it would be more convenient to put Katavasov, to sleep alone or to share Sergey Ivanovitch’s room."
E.
"if she had been asked whether she supposed that in the future life, if he did not believe, he would be damned, she would have had to admit that he would be damned. . . ."
B. "'If I don’t see to it, Agafea Mihalovna will give Sergey Ivanovitch the wrong sheets,' and at the very idea of this the blood rushed to Kitty’s face."
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Excerpt from Chapter 7 of Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy
In the passage, Kostya's books serve as a metaphor for which of the following to Kitty?
A.
amusement
B.
illumination
C.
salvation
D.
damnation
E.
understanding
D. damnation
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Excerpt from Chapter 7 of Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy
How does the style of the passage connect to the theme of maintaining the social order?
A.
Its vivid description of numerous characters shows that changes are coming to every social class.
B.
Its pastoral focus on the mother and child shows the way in which beliefs are passed through classes.
C.
Its use of stream of consciousness shows how the protagonist becomes distracted from larger issues.
D.
Its long and complex sentences show that matters related to social rank and privilege were equally complex.
E.
Its matter-of-fact tone shows that the social order was of vital and primary importance to members of society.
D. Its long and complex sentences show that matters related to social rank and privilege were equally complex.
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Excerpt from Chapter 7 of Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy
What is the purpose of the description of the baby at the beginning and end of this passage?
A.
to foreshadow larger social changes
B.
to create suspense about his destiny
C.
to illustrate the importance of the next generation
D.
to imply that Kitty's children will turn against her
E.
to show Kitty's primarily domestic function
C. to illustrate the importance of the next generation
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Excerpt from Chapter 7 of Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy
How do the canopy and the fan in the first paragraph of this passage develop a theme present in the passage?
A.
They show a typical household scene.
B.
They illustrate the suffering of the lower classes.
C.
They represent the separation of women from men.
D.
They represent the sheltered world in which Kitty lives.
E.
They demonstrate Kitty's desire to think well of her husband.
D. They represent the sheltered world in which Kitty lives.
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Excerpt from Chapter 7 of Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy
Which of the following best describes the effect of Kitty's physical location on the reader's understanding of the novel's society?
A.
It indicates that women are closer to nature than men.
B.
It illustrates the contempt in which she holds the men.
C.
It shows that motherhood is a primarily private process.
D.
It emphasizes her isolation from the men talking inside.
E.
It demonstrates that men did not value women's contributions.