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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. Where does Yanka go to live with Purgas?
(a) The Steppe.
(b) The Ukraine.
(c) Scandinavia.
(d) The Black Lands.

2. Whose military does Andrei Karpenko join after Stanislaus' visit?
(a) The Russians.
(b) The Tatars.
(c) The Cossacks.
(d) The Poles.

3. What causes the Boyar to have pains in his chest and feet when he leaves the house?
(a) Wounds from a battle he fought.
(b) Yanka buried Peter's head near his door.
(c) He is old and dying.
(d) A spell cast by an enemy.

4. What does the leader tell the Alans?
(a) That they will not take Kiy.
(b) That they will not fight for Rome.
(c) That they will take Kiy with them.
(d) That they will not attack Lebed's village.

5. Who is Stanislaus?
(a) A Ukrainian diplomat.
(b) A Russian warrior.
(c) A Russian general.
(d) A Polish official.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies Elena spend most of her time with?

2. How old is Kiy in the beginning of "Russka"?

3. How many years does "Russka" cover?

4. What does Monomakh do a few days after he refuses the throne?

5. What happens to Sviatopolk after Monomakh refuses the throne?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Yanka's interactions with Peter.

2. Who has the most power in this earliest chapter?

3. Describe the revolution that kills Sviatopolk.

4. What is the political situation in Russia when the novel leaps forward to 1647?

5. Why does Bobrov have a grudge against Stephen the monk?

6. How have conditions changed by 1066 AD?

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

8. Describe Yanka's pregnancy and marriage.

9. Where does the novel begin?

10. Describe the uprising led by Stenka Razin.

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