The Bear and the Nightingale Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What are the domovoi and the vazila? (from Part 1, Chapters 8 - 11)

A pair of spirits that Vasya communicates with.

Special dishes that Dunya prepares for the finicky Anna.

Special dishes prepared for the special guests that Pyotr is hosting.

A pair of spirits that Anna befriends and loves.

2.

Who decides that Konstantin will be the new priest at the church on Pyotr's estate? (from Part 2, Chapters 12 – 14)

Sergei, the chief adviser to the High Prince.

Sergei, the retiring priest on the estate.

Pyotr, who accepts Konstantin's application for the position.

Anna, who has fallen in love with the priest.

3.

Who is Solovey? (from Part 3, Chapters 23 - 26)

The nightingale that Vasya conjured by using the power of the pendant.

The nightingale that Morozko brought back from the thaw, transformed into a horse.

The owl that Morozko brought back from the thaw, transformed into a horse.

The horse that Morozko brought back from Moscow.

4.

Why does Kyril think that Vasya has humiliated him? (from Part 2, Chapters 15 – 17)

She has behaved heroically, when he stood back and did nothing.

She has laughed at him in front of her father.

She has borrowed his horse without permission and ridden into the forest for fun.

She has told everyone how badly he behaved towards her in the barn.

5.

What is the most likely reason that Pyotr allows Sasha to visit the monastery? (from Part 1, Chapters 4 – 7)

Pyotr knows that Sasha gets very angry, and will become violent if he does not get his way.

Pyotr sees that Sasha has the same look of joy and possibility as his mother Marina did.

Pyotr sees that Sasha has the same look of anger and rebellion as Vasya did.

Pyotr himself wanted to go into a monastery, and is forcing his son to do something he never had the chance to do himself.

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