The Bear and the Nightingale Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What happens to Dunya to finally make her give Vasya the jeweled pendant? (from Part 2, Chapters 18 – 20 )

She (Vasya) is close to death.

Pyotr has discovered she (Dunya) still has it, and orders her to give it to Vasya.

She (Dunya) is close to death.

Anna has discovered that Dunya has the pendant, and to make sure Anna does not get it, Dunya finally gives it to Vasya.

2.

Why does Konstantin take Anna into the woods in Part 3? (from Part 3, Chapters 23 - 26)

He intends to use her as bait to lure out Medved so he can be killed.

He intends to sacrifice her to Medved so he will return Vasya to him.

He intends to use her as bait to lure out Morozko and kill him.

He intends to sacrifice her to the rusalka so she will return Vasya to him.

3.

Who is Solovey? (from Part 3, Chapters 23 - 26)

The horse that Morozko brought back from Moscow.

The nightingale that Vasya conjured by using the power of the pendant.

The nightingale that Morozko brought back from the thaw, transformed into a horse.

The owl that Morozko brought back from the thaw, transformed into a horse.

4.

Which characters does Vasya encounter in the same place (the old oak tree) as she encountered them in her childhood (i.e. early in the narrative)? (from Part 2, Chapters 21 – 22)

The rusalka and Konstantin.

Konstantine and the man with the scarred face.

The man on the white horse and the rusalka.

The man with the scarred face and the man on the white horse.

5.

What do you think is the main reason the young monk is apprehensive about being in Konstantin's room? (from Part 2, Chapters 18 – 20 )

He perhaps senses that god is in the shadows, and that he is being judged and watched.

He perhaps senses that the voice from the shadows is not the benevolent being that Konstantin clearly thinks it is.

He perhaps senses that the rusalka is in the shadows, and feels afraid.

He perhaps senses that Vasya is in the shadows, and is afraid that he has been overheard.

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