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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 did the merchant beg for?

2. Why didn't Bear want to kill her?

3. Who finally gives Ivan clothes?

4. Who had sent the bear after Katerina?

5. What alphabet does Brother Sergei utilize?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ivan solve the problem of the bear?

2. What did Vanya's parents fear? What did they decide to do about it?

3. What did Baba Yaga wish to gain from Bear?

4. What had Yaga done to convey her message to her late husband?

5. Why did Vanya finally decide to let the Mohel circumcise him?

6. What was Yaga supposed to have felt, but didn't?

7. How did Ivan's relationship with his mother differ from his relationship with his father?

8. How did Ivan's parents' sacrifice weigh heavily on his mind? How did this affect the way he led his life?

9. Why can't Katerina name Dimitri as the war leader?

10. For what reasons did Ivan resent Princess Katerina?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bear doesn't immediately go after Yaga, despite all that she had put him through. Suggest reasons for this, and for the rationale that Yaga has that Bear might come back. Explain the rationale behind each reason.

Essay Topic 2

From Sergei's perspective, the reader learns that most of the fairy tales were used to scare children. Discuss why this is no longer practiced as a matter of cause in modern times, and the resources available to disprove such scare tactics, and make the argument for whether or not the world is more or less frightening for children.

Essay Topic 3

In essay form, discuss the benefits and drawbacks to living in either the modern or the ancient worlds described in the book. Imagine that you are attempting to persuade one of the children to your perspective.

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