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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is said that Peter's parents died from?
(a) The measles.
(b) Heartbreak.
(c) The pest.
(d) Godless souls.

2. Who owns the property next to Ivan's farm?
(a) Peter.
(b) Vasilisa.
(c) Vytrebenki.
(d) Grigory.

3. What is Thoma's one strange eccentricity?
(a) He doesn't like to say the same thing twice.
(b) He doesn't hiccup.
(c) He doesn't like to see anything out of place.
(d) He doesn't like wearing shoes.

4. How do Valuka and the devil travel to the palace?
(a) They take a train.
(b) They sail.
(c) They transport themselves.
(d) They fly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ivan's aunt's name?

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

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

4. What does the devil want Valuka to teach him?

5. What does Katerina dream that her father is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the devil and the witch want to cause problems between Valuka and Choub?

2. How does Ivan appear to Petro at the end of the story?

3. How does Katerina's father injure Danilo in this story?

4. What is Ivan Fyodorovich like as a student?

5. Why does Aunt Vasilisa want Ivan to marry Grigory's younger sister?

6. What is the moral of the story?

7. Why is Katerina so frightened as she travels home with her husband?

8. How does Katerina die in this story?

9. What deal does the devil make with Valuka?

10. What is remarkable about Afanasy's house?

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