Symbols
Plot Events
Characters
Themes / Motifs
Quotes
100

What represents Levin's connection to nature and desire to live a simple life?

His land / fields
100

Who does Levin host at his estate?

Dolly and her children

100

Levin's wife

Kitty
100

Theme central to Levin's life, seeks this through his work and relationships

What is meaning, love, purpose in life?

100

What does Kitty express when she says that everything is "simple and good" where she lives?

Contentment, peace 

200

Which animals accompany Levin and Sergei as they hunt?

The dogs

200

What event or activity allows Levin to reflect on himself?

Hunting for mushrooms
200

Flirts with Anna and Kitty, gets kicked out by Levin

Veslovsky

200

Contrast between this and the wealthy city life, simpler way of living

Country life

200
Anna's telegram asking Vronsky to return reveals this fear:

fear of abandonment and being alone

300

What are Levin and Sergei looking for?

Mushrooms

300

What unusual decision regarding Anna does Dolly make?

Decides to visit her

300

Friend of Kitty, falls in love and almost gets proposed to

Varenka

300

Aspect of Levin and Kitty's bond as their relationship matures

Romantic love and family life

300

Levin's attempt to convince Kitty not to marry her represents this:

doubt, fear that he is not good enough for her

400

What in nature occurs to symbolize Levin's changing emotions?

The change in weather / season

400

What does Anna ask Vronsky to do multiple times?

Come home, join her

400

Levin's half brother, has a former lover from childhood who passed

Sergei Koznyshev

400

Anna's behavior in Book 6 represents this psychological struggle

Addiction, jealousy, insecurity

400

What two emotions does Dolly feel upon meeting Anna again?

judgement (pity) and jealousy

500
Why is Dolly envious of Anna?

Has a lavish and exciting lifestyle, appears to be free and happy with Vronsky compared to her boring life with Stiva.

500

What major life development happens with Kitty as she stays with Levin?

Becomes pregnant
500
Levin's other dog (not Laska)

Krak

500
Repeated conversations among guests about a main character in the story reveal a bad social habit

Gossip, judgement

500

What characteristic do Sergei and Varenka have that make them ultimately incompatible?

Sergei is overly rational/analytical, Varenka is extremely pious and righteous
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