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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 17, what makes Morozko afraid?

2. How old is Mamai?

3. Where does Sasha tell the Tatars that he was taking Vasya in Chapter 26?

4. What does Vasya give Lady Midnight to eat in Chapter 14?

5. What is the name of one of the men who nearly drowns in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Vasya expect that Morozko's prison would look like?

2. In Chapter 24, why will Oleg not come to Dmitrii's aid?

3. How and why does Konstantin kill himself?

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

5. In Chapter 19, why does Marya tell her mother no one must go to the cathedral?

6. Why does Vasya let the Bear loose in Chapter 29?

7. Why does Vasya vomit when they cross the river Moskva on a ferry in Chapter 21?

8. In Chapter 22, why is Morozko frustrated that Vasya has summoned him and a thunderstorm?

9. How does Morozko heal Vasya in Chapter 17?

10. In Chapter 17, why is Morozko afraid?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Genre is how literature is classified. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not science fiction?

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