Kitty
Anna
Russian Names
The Next Generation
Grab Bag
100
How many names does Kitty have?
a lot
100
How many names does Anna have?
one (with variations that mean the same thing)
100
Does Tolstoy give his character's name meaning?
Yes
100
Who has children in Anna Karenina?
Anna, Kitty, Dolly
100
Who are Dmitry's parents?
Kitty and Levin
200
What are some of Kitty's names, besides Kitty?
Katya, Katenka, Ekaterina
200
What does Anna's name mean?
Grace
200
What are the three parts of a Russian name?
First name, patronymic, family name
200
Who is little Anna Karenina's father
Vronsky, Karenin
200
What do Vronsky and Karenin have in common?
Their first name
300
What does Kitty's father her call her, why?
Katenka because they hold a bond.
300
What is a common nickname for Anna?
Anya
300
What does a female family name have added to it?
a suffix, an a
300
What are the two children's names?
Anna Karenina, Dmitry Levin
300
What are Vronsky and Karenin's first names?
Alexey
400
What does Kitty's real name mean?
pure
400
What would Anna's name be after the divorce from Karenin, why?
Vronskya because she would marry Vronsky, Oblonskaya because that was her maiden name
400
What parts of a name are different depending on whether you are male or female?
Patronymic, Family Name
400
What is Dmitry's nickname
Mitya
400
What do nicknames do in Anna Karenina
show the character is loved, show people's relationship with the character, show the character's feelings/character at the time
500
Where did Kitty's nickname of Katya originate?
Nicholas Levin, Levin's brother
500
Can Anna change her last name? What effect does this have on her, why?
No, makes her life harder because...
500
What is a patronymic?
suffix + father's name
500
What is Anna's mindset when naming her daughter?
preoccupied with herself
500
What does Dmitry's name imply
That his father respects his family and tradition
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