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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 3, what flutters near Vasya, but out of reach?

2. What color horse does Polunochnitsa ride?

3. What does Olga wear around her neck in Chapter 2?

4. How old is Vasya?

5. At the end of Chapter 7, where does the Bear kiss Konstantin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Solovey die?

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

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 12, what does the woman look like who comes when the Bear is speaking with Vasya?

9. What happens to a peasant couple in Chapter 7?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why are Father Sergei and Sasha surprised and worried about Vasya’s relationship with Morozko? What does good and evil have to do with their worries about the relationship?

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