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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 was missing from Katerina's dress that Ivan half expected?

2. Why is Katerina angry at Ivan's offering?

3. How many children did Katerina and Ivan end up having?

4. What did Yaga threaten to do to Katerina?

5. Who is moving into Ivan's room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Bear give to Katerina to help her?

2. Why was Yaga especially upset about regarding Bear?

3. How does Bear react when he is freed?

4. What prompts Ivan to get the message?

5. What dilemma does Katerina place on Father Lukas?

6. Why doesn't Ivan want to bring rockets into Taina?

7. How did the fire work in Ivan and Sergei's favor?

8. What was the difference in opinion as to why Ivan listened to Katerina once he had awakened her?

9. Why is it an issue to call out Katerina's name and why must Ivan do so?

10. How do Ivan and Katerina turn Dimitri to them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Taina no longer exists in Ivan's time, and this comes as a great shock to Katerina. Utilizing scholarly history articles, suggest what may have happened to Taina based on its location, religion and time frame.

Essay Topic 2

Sergei and Ivan have issues attempting to get a hold of parchment paper to record the fairy tales of Taina's time. Explain how the shortage of availability of paper would lead to issues in preservation and historical compilations aside from those of a religious nature.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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