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

2. Which limb did the bear take out?
(a) Ivan's right leg.
(b) Ivan's right arm.
(c) Ivan's left arm.
(d) Ivan's left leg.

3. As a result of their argument, what did Katerina resolve?
(a) All of these.
(b) That she would be a more dutiful wife.
(c) That she would no longer call Ivan's honor into question.
(d) That she would treat Ivan with more respect.

4. What had it taken a long time to get out of the house?
(a) Both of these.
(b) The stink of bear.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) The stink of rotten meat.

5. Why couldn't Ivan walk away and leave this task to someone else?
(a) Both of these.
(b) A man sees through a problem if he can.
(c) He fell in love with the woman on the pedestal.
(d) Neither of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the moral of the story of the Sky, the Rat and the Well?

2. What happened when Ivan crossed the threshold of Katerina's world?

3. What can't Ivan do while in Taina?

4. What caused Katerina to fall asleep?

5. What does Ivan's mother say about Ruth?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ivan's relationship with his mother differ from his relationship with his father?

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

3. What problems occurred in Taina when Baba Yaga appeared?

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

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

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

7. What did Vanya's parents fear? What did they decide to do about it?

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

9. How did Ivan solve the problem of the bear?

10. What bothered Ivan about his relationship with his father and why?

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