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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Night Before Christmas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the devil do to the town?
(a) He floods it in darkness.
(b) He floods it with water.
(c) He sets it alight.
(d) He steals all the women.

2. What does Thoma say his grandfather never told in all his days?
(a) A truth.
(b) Lies.
(c) A joke.
(d) A bad story.

3. Where does the devil keep the moon?
(a) Under his bed.
(b) In his shoe.
(c) In his pocket.
(d) In his basement.

4. What does Peter need as much as he needs last year's snow?
(a) Money.
(b) Siblings.
(c) Parents.
(d) A job.

5. What does Valuka say Oksana has to bring her before she marries him?
(a) Tsarina's shoes.
(b) Heaven's wings.
(c) The devil's cloak.
(d) Rasputin's sword.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town in this story?

2. What does Peter have do to obtain the gold?

3. What color is Basavriuk as he sits on the stump?

4. What is Thoma's one strange eccentricity?

5. What animal does Thoma compare to Basavruik's eyes?

(see the answer key)

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