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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 happens to the son Elena bore?

2. What is the state of government by 1113?

3. Who helps Yanka kill Peter?

4. What is the veche?

5. What does Elena tell Boris that makes him happy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Schism?

2. What has changed by 1552?

3. Describe the uprising led by Stenka Razin.

4. How have conditions changed by 1066 AD?

5. Describe Andrei Karpenko's relationship with Maryushka.

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

7. What is the Bobrov family up to in 1647?

8. What happens when Tsar Ivan divides his estate?

9. What has changed since the scenes set in 180 AD?

10. What is the nature of the political system in 1067?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What foreign ideas, technologies, or other developments had the strongest influence?

Essay Topic 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

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