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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What runs out of the farmhouse to meet Peter and Basavriuk?
(a) A child.
(b) A bear.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A dog.

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

3. What does the Cossack say he will do if Khoma does not return to his daughter's coffin?
(a) Beat him.
(b) Throw him out of town.
(c) Force him to eat pig's swill.
(d) Put a curse on him.

4. Where does Danilo imprison Katerina's father?
(a) The attic.
(b) The parlor.
(c) The cellar.
(d) The library.

5. What is the name of Oksana's father?
(a) Choub.
(b) David.
(c) Alexanda.
(d) Bogdan.

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

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

8. What does Peter have do to obtain the gold?
(a) Cut off a child's head.
(b) Kill the black dog.
(c) Cut off his own thumbs.
(d) Sign a contract.

9. What is the name of the town in this story?
(a) Valuka.
(b) Dikanka.
(c) Oksana.
(d) Perma.

10. Who does Pulheria arrange to take care of her husband?
(a) A gilly.
(b) A nurse.
(c) The housekeeper.
(d) Her daughter.

11. When do the doors sing?
(a) When the stars are out.
(b) When the moon is full.
(c) When the sun comes up.
(d) When the sun goes down.

12. How does Ivan travel home?
(a) Carriage.
(b) Train.
(c) Horseback.
(d) Walking.

13. What is Valuka's job in town?
(a) A judge.
(b) A blacksmith.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A nurse.

14. How do Danilo and Katerina travel to Dnieper?
(a) By horseback.
(b) By train.
(c) By boat.
(d) By plane.

15. What does the devil steal?
(a) The moon.
(b) The clouds.
(c) The sun.
(d) The star.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the devil keep the moon?

2. How did the Cossack's daughter die?

3. Who does most of the old couple's work on the farm?

4. What was the name of Petro's brother?

5. How does Valuka portray the devil in his painting?

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