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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. Where is Khoma from?
(a) Ukraine.
(b) Perm.
(c) St. Petersburg.
(d) Moscow.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Valuka's job in town?

2. What protects Khoma from the witch?

3. What does Afansay like to do to his wife?

4. What kind of animal is Pulkheria's favorite pet?

5. Where does Katerina's father shoot Danilo?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Afansay react to Pulkheria's death?

2. How does Valuka gain back his self respect?

3. How does this story end?

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

5. Why has the devil cast darkness over Dikanka?

6. What is the moral of the story?

7. Why does Ivan have to retire from the regiment?

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

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

10. What happens to the characters at the end of the story?

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