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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 Marya say that Solovey loved to eat?

2. In Chapter 8, who is Dmitrii speaking with when Sasha finds him?

3. Who stops a creature from doing more harm in Chapter 7?

4. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

5. How tall is Solovey?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 2, when Olga, Vasya, and the others are surrounded, why do they not send for guards?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Each chapter in the novel has a brief phrase that describes the chapter. Are these chapter headings spoilers?

Essay Topic 3

Point of view is the perspective from which a story is told. What is the point of view of the novel? How does it affect what readers know about characters and events?

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