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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. What village is at the heart of the novel?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Minsk.
(c) Kiev.
(d) Russka.

2. What does Monomakh do a few days after he refuses the throne?
(a) Flees the territory.
(b) Gets executed.
(c) Accepts the throne.
(d) Goes into hiding.

3. What is Andrei Karpenko's dream?
(a) To free Russia from Polish rule.
(b) To become Tsar.
(c) To ride with the Cossacks.
(d) To take the Ukrainian throne.

4. Who does Andrei stay with on his travels?
(a) Nikita.
(b) Tsar Alexis.
(c) Stenka Razin.
(d) Nikon.

5. What is Boris afraid for when the Tsar meets with the abbot?
(a) His son.
(b) His land.
(c) His wife.
(d) His safety.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had killed Yanka's mother?

2. What does Stephen change for the priests' sake?

3. Where does Andrei follow Maryushka and her husband?

4. What does Kiy ask his Uncle Mal?

5. Why are peasants leaving Boris' estate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Yanka's pregnancy and marriage.

2. Describe Yanka's interactions with Peter.

3. Describe Andrei Karpenko's relationship with Maryushka.

4. What kind of political alliance does Milei suggest, and why does this injure Yanka?

5. What happens when Bobrov's wife gets pregnant in his absence?

6. Describe the lifestyles of Lebed and her people.

7. How does Stephen die?

8. Describe the setting and story being told when the story shifts to 1237.

9. Describe Ivan's story.

10. Describe the controversy over the icons in Russka.

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