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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ivan's aunt say she can longer take care of the family estate?
(a) She wants to travel.
(b) She is bored.
(c) She is getting married.
(d) She is too ill.

2. How do Danilo and Katerina travel to Dnieper?
(a) By train.
(b) By plane.
(c) By boat.
(d) By horseback.

3. How does Katerina's father kill her baby?
(a) He drowns it.
(b) He stabs it.
(c) He strangles it.
(d) He throws it out of the window.

4. What protects Khoma from the witch?
(a) A crucifix.
(b) A circle.
(c) A bible.
(d) A square.

5. What does Father Atahnasii use to chase away the devil?
(a) A whip.
(b) A brush.
(c) A screwdiver.
(d) A hammer.

6. What is the weather like at the beginning of the story?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Boiling.
(d) Windy.

7. Where does the devil hide when men come to visit Solokha?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In a sack.
(c) Behind the curtain.
(d) Under a bed.

8. What does Ivan's aunt want him to do?
(a) Marry a rich women.
(b) Resign from the army.
(c) Organize his mother's funeral.
(d) Pay for a doctor.

9. What kind of animal does the old woman turn Kouma into?
(a) A bull.
(b) A horse.
(c) A frog.
(d) A pig.

10. What does the church elder like to drink?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Beer.
(d) Brandy.

11. Where does Gorobets bring Katerina and her baby for protection?
(a) St. Petersburg.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Kiev.
(d) Perm.

12. Where does Danilo imprison Katerina's father?
(a) The attic.
(b) The cellar.
(c) The parlor.
(d) The library.

13. What does the old hag turn into after Khoma kills her?
(a) A child.
(b) A beautiful girl.
(c) A stone.
(d) A pig.

14. What does Peter have do to obtain the gold?
(a) Kill the black dog.
(b) Cut off a child's head.
(c) Cut off his own thumbs.
(d) Sign a contract.

15. What happens as Khoma prays at the witch's coffin?
(a) The witch laughs.
(b) The witch disappears.
(c) The witch rises to heaven.
(d) The witch grabs him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Basavriuk as he sits on the stump?

2. What does the devil want Valuka to teach him?

3. What does Pulheria think the change in her cat's behavior means?

4. What is Thoma's one strange eccentricity?

5. What is the name of the husband in this story?

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