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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Korzh take off the wall to punish Peter?
(a) A leather belt.
(b) A hunting whip.
(c) A horse whip.
(d) A tennis racket.

2. How does the cat change when it returns home?
(a) It is pregnant.
(b) It is wild.
(c) It is never hungry.
(d) It is rabid.

3. What is the name of Gorobets' brother?
(a) Slava.
(b) Vanula.
(c) Danilo.
(d) Peter.

4. What is the name of the wife in this story?
(a) Nina.
(b) Afanasay.
(c) Natassha.
(d) Pulkeria.

5. Where does Basavruik say he will meet Peter at midnight?
(a) The Rook's nest.
(b) The Beer garden.
(c) The Vodka den.
(d) The Bear's ravine.

6. What kind of animal is Pulkheria's favorite pet?
(a) A cat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A hamster.

7. What does Pulheria think the change in her cat's behavior means?
(a) It is dying.
(b) She hasn't looked after it.
(c) A bad omen.
(d) It is unhappy.

8. Who does Ivan's aunt suggest he should marry?
(a) Her niece.
(b) A Polack.
(c) Grigory's sister.
(d) A Russian princess.

9. What protects Khoma from the witch?
(a) A crucifix.
(b) A circle.
(c) A square.
(d) A bible.

10. What is the most remarkable thing about the couple's house?
(a) The cups snigger.
(b) The window screech.
(c) The doors sing.
(d) The gnomes laugh.

11. What is Ivan's aunt's name?
(a) Gouda.
(b) Vasilisa.
(c) Natassha.
(d) Nina.

12. What does the devil want Valuka to teach him?
(a) How to fall in love.
(b) How to make a sword.
(c) How to corrupt the townsfolk.
(d) How to be good.

13. What do Ukrainians call the Chief of the Gnomes?
(a) Tiz.
(b) Viy.
(c) Pukkas.
(d) Cossacks.

14. What is Gorobets' rank in the army?
(a) Corporal.
(b) General.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Captain.

15. Who appears at the wedding but quickly disappears?
(a) A witch.
(b) An elf.
(c) A sorcerer.
(d) A warlock.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the doors sing?

2. Which member of Ivan's family dies?

3. What does Valuka say Oksana has to bring her before she marries him?

4. Why does Ivan's aunt say she can longer take care of the family estate?

5. What happens as Khoma prays at the witch's coffin?

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