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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. Where does Marya seem to see someone in Chapter 6?

2. What berries does Vasya find in Chapter 10 to eat?

3. What were the names of Baba Yaga's daughters?

4. What color is the old woman's hair in Chapter 13?

5. Where does the Bear have a scar?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, how does the Bear tell Konstantin to leave the scene where Konstantin vanquishes a vampire?

3. How does the domovaya care for Vasya in Chapter 10?

4. What does themushroom-spirit help Vasya find in Chapter 11?

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

6. What does Vasya dream after being hit several times in Chapter 3?

7. How does Vasya feel at the beginning of Chapter 12?

8. What are Vasya's thoughts when Konstantin leaves her in the chapel in Chapter 4?

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

10. Why does the monk tell Dmitrii that he cannot leave Moscow in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Vasya and Konstantin are affected by the power they wield. What power do the two of them have? How does the power they wield affect them? What is relationship between power and madness?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

There is a battle between faith and fear in the novel. What is the battle between faith and fear? How does the power of faith overcome fear?

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