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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 the old hag turn into after Khoma kills her?

2. What does Tomar should not be mentioned?

3. How do Danilo and Katerina travel to Dnieper?

4. Who does Danilo fight with when he arrives home?

5. What kind of pictures does Valuka paint?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the curse that Petro had put upon him?

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

4. How does Valuka gain back his self respect?

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

6. How does Pulkeria's life change when her cat disappears?

7. What is remarkable about Afanasy's house?

8. How does Ivas save Pyotr from a beating?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the mid 1800s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

How has society's view of opinions on madness changed since the mid 19th century? How would one have to adapt Diary of a Madman to be relevant today's society?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two characters, and write an essay comparing and contrasting them.

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