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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivan wish to write the stories down on?

2. What had Ivan's body been shaped by?

3. Why couldn't Ivan walk away and leave this task to someone else?

4. What justification did Vanya give for the clearing?

5. How long had it been since the princess had undergone enchantment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Ivan's excuse for not writing home?

2. In what ways was the young man that had rescued the princess not what Yaga had suspected?

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

4. Why was it unrealistic that Vanya was imagining Abraham in the forest and countryside? Why didn't this stop him from his fantasy?

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

6. How did Katerina react when Ivan said the witch's name?

7. What was the difference in the way cousin Marek and Ivan had gained their muscles and toned bodies?

8. What issue did Ivan have once he had hit the bear?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Katerina and Ivan give their children all the choice in the world about what they want to do and who they want to be. Discuss how this might be a problem, with children having different lives in different worlds, and whether or not it makes them unsuited for either.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Ivan and Katerina's perspective regarding both sex and marriage. Explain how their cultures shape their perspectives, and the influence of those cultures on their actions regarding marriage and the dynamics within it.

Essay Topic 3

Briefly, Ivan and Katerina's children are described, but little effort is given to character development. Suggest three reasons for this and provide at least two rationales for each reason.

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