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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 the name of the husband in this story?
(a) Peter.
(b) Afanasay.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Pulkheria.

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

3. What kind of student is Ivan?
(a) A bored student.
(b) A fun-loving student.
(c) The perfect student.
(d) A disruptive student.

4. What does Khoma have to do for a Cossack chief?
(a) Buy a good horse.
(b) Arrange a wedding.
(c) Recruit soldiers.
(d) Give an eulogy for his daughter.

5. What animal does Thoma compare to Basavruik's eyes?
(a) A bull.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A bear.
(d) A crow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Katerina's father kill her baby?

3. What is the most remarkable thing about the couple's house?

4. Where does Danilo imprison Katerina's father?

5. What does Solokha steal?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does this story end?

2. How do the three students come upon the farmstead?

3. How does Khoma realize the old lady is a witch?

4. How does Katerina die in this story?

5. Describe the old couple's life on the farm?

6. How does Ivas save Pyotr from a beating?

7. What does Pytor have to do before he marries Pidorka?

8. How does Pytor cope with his role in the murder of Ivas?

9. What bad things do the villagers say the witch did when she was alive?

10. How does Grigory react when Ivan asks him about signing over the deed?

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