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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 saved the city in Chapter 1?

2. Why does Deb Grib follow Vasya?

3. In Chapter 5, where does Konstantin see the Bear?

4. What season is it in Chapter 1?

5. What color horse does Polunochnitsa ride?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sasha think that Vasya did not die in the fire?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 1, what happened the night before?

3. What does the Bear promise Konstantin if he does his bidding?

4. In Chapter 10, where does the domovaya send Vasya, and what warnings does she give?

5. Who does Marya say turned the people of the city into a mob in Chapter 6?

6. In Chapter 4, how does Vasya escape?

7. How does Konstantin act when he gets to his cell in Chapter 5?

8. What does Vasya see when she enters Olga's workroom in Chapter 2?

9. In Chapter 1, where does Vasya find Marya and why does the girl not want to leave?

10. How does Polunochnitsa say that she helped Vasya, and why will she no longer assist her in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pozhar is a magic horse that was imprisoned by a sorcerer. How long was Pozhar imprisoned? How was she imprisoned? Who is Pozhar and what does she represent?

Essay Topic 2

There are three novels in the series. The Winter of the Witch is the last book in the trilogy. How is information provided to readers who may not have read the previous novels in the series? Is the author successful in providing this information?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is how literature is classified. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not science fiction?

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