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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. In Chapter 1, how old is Olga Vladimirova?

2. What does Marya say that Solovey loved to eat?

3. What saved the city in Chapter 1?

4. What does the Bear send after Vasya in Chapter 12?

5. How tall is Solovey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Baba Yaga leave Vasya in Chapter 13?

2. At the end of Chapter 2, what does Solovey want to do, and why does Vasya do something else?

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

4. How does Solovey die?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Midnight tell the Bear about Vasya?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A mob comes to kill Vasya. What does Vasya do when the mob comes? What is she feeling as the mob drags her away? How does desperation influence her behavior and her ability to escape?

Essay Topic 2

Varvara sends Vasya to Lady Midnight. How does Vasya feel when she begins her journey in midnight? Does Vasya feel like giving up? How and why does her will to survive keep her moving?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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