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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 did Ivan finally say to Yaga when he had the chance?

2. What does Katerina decide?

3. What was the last thing Ivan wondered when Yaga disappeared?

4. Why does Yaga want Bear to kill Ivan?

5. Who was at the council of war?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ivan tell Katerina she will be perceived by the people in his world if she doesn't wear clothes?

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

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

4. What was the effect of the weapons of the future against the peasants of the Widow's army?

5. What dilemma does Katerina place on Father Lukas?

6. Why did Mikola not write down his spells, despite the fact that he had thought about doing so?

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

8. What was the only repercussion to the revolt that occurred in Taina while Katerina was gone, and what happened as a result?

9. Why doesn't Esther take pupils and teach them what she knows, practice her witchcraft openly?

10. What was the argument that Katerina made when there were objections to the utilization of witchcraft?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bear doesn't immediately go after Yaga, despite all that she had put him through. Suggest reasons for this, and for the rationale that Yaga has that Bear might come back. Explain the rationale behind each reason.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

From Sergei's perspective, the reader learns that most of the fairy tales were used to scare children. Discuss why this is no longer practiced as a matter of cause in modern times, and the resources available to disprove such scare tactics, and make the argument for whether or not the world is more or less frightening for children.

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