Anna Karenina Books 1-4 - AP Lit Review Questions
When was Anna Karenina published?
1878
What does Anna call the death of the railway worker upon her arrival in the book?
A "bad omen"
How does Levin propose a 2nd time to Kitty?
A chalk letter game called "Secretary"
Who almost dies in childbirth?
Anna
Who comes to help reconcile Stiva and Dolly's marriage?
Anna
Who does Vronsky dance with at the ball?
Anna
Who is Karenin married to?
Anna
Who is Oblonsky's sister?
Anna
What is Anna and Vronsky's baby's name?
Anna / Annie
Which two characters have a similar dream?
Anna and Vronsky
What's the proper ADGT opener for Fences?
August Wilson's 1985 play Fences (italicized) ...
Who are the authors we've read so far?
August Wilson, Henrik Ibsen, Sophocles, William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, Leo Tolstoy
What happens to Vronsky's horse at the race?
Breaks its back, "put down"
Who does Oblonsky make Karenin promise he'll talk to before he continues with divorce proceedings against Anna?
Dolly
Who is Oblonsky married to?
Dolly
What are the titles of all the book(s) we've read so far?
Fences, A Doll's House, Oedipus Rex, Light in August, A Streetcar Named Desire, Anna Karenina
What is Vronsky's horse's name?
Frou-Frou
Instead of obtaining a divorce, what do Anna and Vronsky decide to do?
Go on a trip to Italy together
What's the proper ADGT opener for A Doll's House?
Henrik Ibsen's 1879 play A Doll's House (italicized) ...
What causes Karenin to return to Anna and "forgive" her?
Her telegram saying she is dying
Who in Levin's life is dying?
His brother Nicholas
When Anna first reunites with her husband, she comments on how what looks different about him?
His ears
What comforts Levin after his proposal rejection?
His farm / cows
Where does Vronsky kick his horse when it falls?
In the belly
After Anna's baby is born, everyone is concerned over an issue with the baby. What is it?
It's not nursing
How should the title of a novel or play be formatted when writing an AP essay?
Italicized if typed, underlined if hand-written
Who gets rejected by Vronsky?
Kitty
Who is Dolly's sister?
Kitty
Who wrote Anna Karenina?
Leo Tolstoy
What's the proper ADGT format for Anna Karenina?
Leo Tolstoy's 1878 novel Anna Karenina...
Who gets initially rejected by Kitty?
Levin
After they have sex for first time, Vronsky looking at Anna's body is described in what metaphor?
Like a murderer who has to now hide the body
Which lit crit lens / theory did Mr. Chilton use to analyze Anna Karenina in his lecture?
Moral lit crit
In book 3, what does Levin do with his employees all day long?
Mow a field
Is Anna Karenina a novel or a play?
Novel
Who is Levin's childhood friend?
Oblonsky
Who is selling a forest that Levin disapproves of because he's getting swindled?
Oblonsky
What happens in Anna's dream?
Peasant mumbles in French about iron needing to be pounded while rummaging through sack
In book 3, what social class does Levin begin to romanticize and want to become / marry into?
Peasants / Lower class
What is Anna and Karenin's son's name?
Sergey / Serezha
What does Anna announce to Vronsky right before the horse race?
She's pregnant
What's the proper ADGT format for Oedipus Rex?
Sophocles' 429 BCE play Oedipus Rex (italicized) ...
What does Sergey do while Anna is on her trip?
Stay at home with his father
What's the proper ADGT format for A Streetcar Named Desire?
Tennessee Williams's 1947 play A Streetcar Named Desire (italicized) ...
How is Anna's dream interpreted as meaning within her dream?
That she will die in childbirth
Who did Stiva have an affiar with?
The children's governess
Where does Kitty go to deal with her heartbreak / depression?
To a German spa to work as a nurse to the dying
At the spa, who does Kitty idolize?
Varenka
Whose arrival interrupts Anna showing Oblonsky's family the portraits of her son?
Vronsky
What's the proper ADGT format for Light in August?
William Faulkner's 1932 novel Light in August (italicized) ...
When asked about adultery, Anna alludes to the Bible and replies: "I am not going to throw the _____ _____ ...although I can't understand it." (1.22)
first stone
