(Excerpt from Chapter 7 of Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy)
7. 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.
8. 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
9. 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.
10. 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.
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