Question

read the text.
russian novelist leo tolstoy was born in 1828. after dropping out of university, tolstoy
returned to his familys estate to work as a farmer. his attempt at farming was a failure,
so he joined the army and fought in the crimean war. between battles, he began writing
and published three books: childhood, boyhood, and sevastopol tales. after the war
ended, tolstoy eventually returned to russia, married, and wrote what are regarded as
his two greatest novels, war and peace and anna karenina. due to the overwhelming
success of these books, tolstoy became wealthy. despite his financial prosperity, he
eventually fell into depression and began to question his true purpose in life. he turned to
the church for answers but wasnt satisfied. as a result of his struggle, tolstoy developed
his own spiritual beliefs.
match causes with their effects.
tolstoy became wealthy. tolstoy failed as a farmer.
tolstoy developed his own beliefs.
cause effect
tolstoy joined the army.
tolstoy wrote several successful
novels.
tolstoy experienced a spiritual
crisis.

Explanation:

• For "Tolstoy joined the army", the cause is "Tolstoy failed as a farmer" (as the text says his farming attempt was a failure so he joined the army).
• For "Tolstoy became wealthy", the cause is "Tolstoy wrote several successful novels" (since due to the overwhelming success of his books he became wealthy).
• For "Tolstoy developed his own beliefs", the cause is "Tolstoy experienced a spiritual crisis" (as his struggle led to developing his own spiritual beliefs).

Answer:

• Cause: Tolstoy failed as a farmer; Effect: Tolstoy joined the army.
• Cause: Tolstoy wrote several successful novels; Effect: Tolstoy became wealthy.
• Cause: Tolstoy experienced a spiritual crisis; Effect: Tolstoy developed his own beliefs.