2. What was it impossible for Katerina to imagine?
(a) Ivan as a king.
(b) Ivan defeating the Widow.
(c) None of these.
(d) Her as a queen.

3. What happened in the clearing?
(a) The clearing shimmered.
(b) A pedestal was revealed.
(c) The leaves churned and revealed a pit.
(d) None of these.

4. What did Ivan remember about bears in fairy tales?
(a) All of them were just bears.
(b) Some of them were talkers.
(c) All of these.
(d) They were eaters.

5. Who is it that first brings to light Ivan's wearing of Katerina's hoose?
(a) Nadya.
(b) Father Lukas.
(c) An old crone.
(d) Brother Sergei.

6. Why did Yaga take pains to sever the eye at the back of the optic nerve?
(a) She wanted to make the man suffer as much as possible.
(b) She wanted to get the maximum strength from the eye.
(c) All of these.
(d) She wanted to make sure he felt the extraction.

7. What did children recognize before adults?
(a) Authority.
(b) Duty.
(c) Freedom and liberty.
(d) All of these.

8. What had Ivan's body been shaped by?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) Both of these.
(c) Competition.
(d) Meditation.

9. What had been the burden on Ivan's shoulders?
(a) Coming to America.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) Fulfilling his parents expectations of him.
(d) Both of these.

10. What was in Katerina's gesture when she touched him?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) Both of these.
(c) Annoyance.
(d) Fear.

11. What does Ivan ask Katerina for?
(a) Parchment.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) The ability to write.
(d) Both of these.

12. What does Ivan's mother say about Ruth?
(a) That she is a horrible woman that will cheat on him.
(b) That she will bring him nothing but misery.
(c) That she is not the right woman for him.
(d) None of these.

13. What color were the merchant's eyes?
(a) Gold.
(b) Silver.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

14. What happened when Ivan crossed the threshold of Katerina's world?
(a) He lost his clothing.
(b) He gained a sword.
(c) He encountered a sword.
(d) He gained armor.

15. What happened to Esther that scared her?
(a) She hit her head.
(b) She had a nightmare in which an evil woman was killing Ivan.
(c) She felt as though she had miscarried, and so knew her son was gone.
(d) She had a nightmare in which Ivan disappeared.