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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 Ivan realize about his perception about the Ukraine?

2. What was Katerina expecting?

3. How much of the food did the army consume on the first night?

4. Why did it take Ivan's family so long to leave the first time and not Katerina?

5. Why did Ivan faithfully translate everything Katerina said even when her recollections differed from Ivan's in some way?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the argument that Katerina made when there were objections to the utilization of witchcraft?

2. What lie does Yaga tell Katerina that she knows is a lie immediately?

3. Why was Yaga especially upset about regarding Bear?

4. Why did Ruth think she had the upper hand when she saw Katerina?

5. How did Father Lukas die?

6. How does Ivan deduce that Katerina and him should not be on the plane they got on?

7. Why couldn't Ivan simply bring the book in his arms into his time?

8. Why is Ivan troubled with continuing and finishing the last few touches of his dissertation?

9. What happened when Ivan attempted to eat the chicken that Ruth brought, and what happened as a result?

10. Why doesn't Esther take pupils and teach them what she knows, practice her witchcraft openly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the culture of Taina to places where such cultural considerations are still practiced and present. Explain what limitations would need to be in place for such a culture to survive in the modern world, and what limitations are actually in place to ensure this survival.

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

Ivan explains to his son how they can't bring certain medicines back from their time to the time of Taina. Discuss not only Ivan's rationale for this, but also other potential ramifications of medicines being created in the early 900's. Explain the kinds of impacts that would have, and the ripple effect of the introduction of modern medicine to an ancient people.

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