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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 12, what time does the Bear try to attack Vasya?

2. Where does a stone hit Vasya in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 10, how large is the hand that grabs Vasya's hand?

4. What was Vasya's mother's name?

5. In Chapter 3, what flutters near Vasya, but out of reach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Midnight tell the Bear about Vasya?

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

3. In Chapter 3, why does Konstantin say there was a fire in the city?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 11, why does Ded Grib decide to folllow Vasya?

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

How does the author uses foreshadowing to create suspense in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Konstantin inflames a mob with his words. How and why does Konstantin incite a mob? What does he stand to gain by killing Vasya?

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