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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Ivan compare himself to while talking to Katerina?
(a) A beggar.
(b) None of these.
(c) A slave.
(d) A woman.

3. Where did Vanya's plane land?
(a) Vienna.
(b) London.
(c) Prague.
(d) Oslo.

4. What constellation did Katerina refer to?
(a) The Great Bear.
(b) The Water Bearer.
(c) The Lion.
(d) The Hunter.

5. What looked merciful compared to what Baba Yaga inflicted upon those who opposed her?
(a) Crucifixion.
(b) Torture.
(c) Death by hanging.
(d) Beheading.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivan's mother pretend to do?

2. What had been the burden on Ivan's shoulders?

3. What do both Katerina and Matfei believe Ivan was being raised to be?

4. What had it taken a long time to get out of the house?

5. What color were the merchant's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Katerina's justification for their treatment and purchase of slaves?

2. Why can't Katerina name Dimitri as the war leader?

3. What does rock and roll represent to Vanya's father?

4. What does Ivan realize is the death knell for Taina?

5. Why did Vanya finally decide to let the Mohel circumcise him?

6. What was Yaga supposed to have felt, but didn't?

7. What happened to Esther when Ivan rescued the princess Katerina?

8. How does Ivan justify his wearing the princess' hoose?

9. What had Yaga done to convey her message to her late husband?

10. How did Ivan's parents' sacrifice weigh heavily on his mind? How did this affect the way he led his life?

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