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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Katerina's father shoot Danilo?
(a) In the head.
(b) In the arm.
(c) In the stomach.
(d) In the leg.

3. What does Ivan's aunt want him to do?
(a) Pay for a doctor.
(b) Organize his mother's funeral.
(c) Resign from the army.
(d) Marry a rich women.

4. Why does the witch want to cause mischief between Valuka and Choub?
(a) She wants to marry Choub.
(b) She wants to gain more power in the town.
(c) She wants to steal Choub's money.
(d) She wants them to murder each other.

5. What kind of animal does the old woman turn Kouma into?
(a) A horse.
(b) A pig.
(c) A frog.
(d) A bull.

6. What does Ivan have nightmares about at the end of the story?
(a) Having a child.
(b) Drinking coffee.
(c) Visiting the dentist.
(d) Having a wife.

7. Which member of Ivan's family dies?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His sister.

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

9. How did the Cossack's daughter die?
(a) She was murdered.
(b) She killed herself.
(c) She had a stroke.
(d) She contracted consumption.

10. What happens as Khoma prays at the witch's coffin?
(a) The witch laughs.
(b) The witch grabs him.
(c) The witch disappears.
(d) The witch rises to heaven.

11. Where does the devil hide when men come to visit Solokha?
(a) Behind the curtain.
(b) Under a bed.
(c) In a sack.
(d) In the basement.

12. How does Ivan describe his aunt's appearance?
(a) Deathlike and ghostly.
(b) Strong and healthy.
(c) Old and frail.
(d) Ugly and spiteful.

13. What does Afansay like to do to his wife?
(a) Tickle her.
(b) Play tricks on her.
(c) Hit her.
(d) Poke fun at her.

14. What is the main thing the old couple grow on the farm?
(a) Corn.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Trees.

15. Who does most of the old couple's work on the farm?
(a) Their children.
(b) Polacks.
(c) Elves.
(d) Serfs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of student is Ivan?

2. Which word best describes Ivan's aunt's personality?

3. Why does Katerina fear the sorcerers?

4. What is Ivan Ivanovich's job?

5. What does the devil steal?

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