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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Khoma have to do for a Cossack chief?

2. Who does Ivan's aunt suggest he should marry?

3. What does Pulheria think the change in her cat's behavior means?

4. What animal does Thoma compare to Basavruik's eyes?

5. What country is known as little Russia?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ivan's aunt surprise when he visits her at the farm?

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

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

4. How do the devil and the witch leave Dikanta in pitch darkness?

5. Why has the devil cast darkness over Dikanka?

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

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

8. What deal does the devil make with Valuka?

9. What is Ivan Fyodorovich like as a student?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Collected Tales are translated from Russian into English. How much meaning can a book loses through a translation? What aspects of the book do you think would be the most difficult to express in English? How do you think a translator can overcome these difficulties?

Essay Topic 2

What are the differences between a short story and a novel in terms of the following?

1. Language.

2. Character.

3. Structure.

Essay Topic 3

How have the stories been arranged? What overall meaning does this give the story collection?

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