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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 color is Solovey?

2. In Chapter 12, what time does the Bear try to attack Vasya?

3. Who does Varvara take Vasya to in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 5, where does Konstantin see the Bear?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Midnight tell the Bear about Vasya?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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