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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. Who tells Olga in Chapter 19 not to allow any of the household to go to the cathedral?

2. How old is Mamai?

3. In Chapter 22, what type of ornaments does Olga have in her hair?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 23, who tells Konstantin that the Bear has lied to him?

5. What smells are in the air when Vasya and the others enter Moscow in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Morozko need to leave in Chapter 24?

2. What does the place look like where the winter-king is Chapter 16?

3. How does Morozko heal Vasya in Chapter 17?

4. In Chapter 14, who does Vasya see after she stops the flood?

5. How does Olga help Vasya get into the palace in Chapter 22?

6. What does Pozhar think they will be able to use to bind the Bear?

7. In Chapter 17, why is Morozko afraid?

8. Who do Vasya and Morozko meet when they return to Vasya's midnight in Chapter 20?

9. In Chapter 20, what does Sasha say about Vasya's relationship with Morozko?

10. How and why does Konstantin kill himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Konstantin is able to work with the Bear without anyone noticing. How is the Bear able to work with Konstantin undetected? What that reveal about the connection between humanity and the chyerti?

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