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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. Who is the stranger’s second companion?
(a) A young boy.
(b) The check-suited man.
(c) A cat.
(d) An assistant.

2. What do Berliotz and Ponirov drink at the Ponds?
(a) Beer.
(b) Water.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Apricot Juice.

3. Whom in Berlioz’s family does the stranger know about?
(a) His parents.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) His uncle in Kiev.

4. What does Matthew do after the execution?
(a) He immediately goes to see Pontius Pilate.
(b) He buries all three bodies.
(c) He leaves alone.
(d) He takes Yeshua’s body.

5. What part of Ivan’s speech particularly disturbs those around him?
(a) The gore he uses in description.
(b) His discussion of Pontius Pilate.
(c) His description of the stranger.
(d) His accent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ivan trying to write?

2. How does the stranger claim he can confirm his story?

3. How old is Ivan?

4. What is Pontius Pilate’s position?

5. How much will Professor Woland be paid?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Borsoi been brought to the institution?

2. How does Ivan feel towards the doctor?

3. What is the discontent surrounding Klyazma?

4. What is the meaning of the Chapter 6's title?

5. How does Yeshua feel about the man who is following him?

6. What bothers Woland about Bengalsky?

7. What is the doctor’s logic for “normality”?

8. What happened to the master’s novel?

9. What is the significance of Pushkin?

10. Why is Bosoi’s wife’s exclamation unfortunate?

(see the answer keys)

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