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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. How does Margarita travel after the river?

2. Why is Margarita in particular needed?

3. Why is the theater now chaotic?

4. What does Margarita first request?

5. What game is Woland playing when Margarita arrives?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Arthanius perform his job?

2. Name two of three literary works named in Chapter 28.

3. What does Margarita do with ink and a hammer in Chapter 21?

4. What happens when the whistle blows?

5. What does the Master do for Pontius Pilate?

6. In what way does Margarita compare herself to Matthew the Levit?

7. What happened to Baron Maigel, from the outside?

8. How does the Master feel in Chapter 31?

9. Why is the dog still with Pilate?

10. What aspects of Margarita’s appearance are particularly altered by the cream?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Though The Master and Margarita examines profound themes, it is also a very funny book. Describe the use of humor in the novel and what it adds to the narrative and the characters’ development.

Essay Topic 2

Towards the end of the book, Woland’s cronies transform into their original shapes. What are these shapes? How are they significant? How do they inform our understanding of the characters’ behavior in their modified forms earlier in the book?

Essay Topic 3

The Master and Margarita features many characters who are writers by profession. Who are they? What do they write? Is there a hierarchy among them? Describe the importance of this profession within the novel.

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