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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 does Konstantin paint in Chapter 19?

2. Why does Morozko save Sergei in Chapter 20?

3. Why does Ded Grib leave Vasya in Chapter 15?

4. In Chapter 15, how many times has Vasya saved Pozhar?

5. In Chapter 14, what does the vodianoy say that the Bear wanted him to drown?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Vasya escape Chelubey's camp in Chapter 28?

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

5. In Chapter 17, why is Morozko afraid?

6. What happens when Vasya and Morozko fight in Chapter 16?

7. Why does Pozhar call Voron?

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

9. How does summer come to Moscow In Chapter 19?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Morozko is imprisoned and Vasya goes to release him. What is Morozko’s prison? Why is it different from what Vasya expected? In what way is the prison a state of mind and how does Morozko’s mindset need to change in order to escape?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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