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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the cat change when it returns home?
(a) It is never hungry.
(b) It is rabid.
(c) It is pregnant.
(d) It is wild.

2. What is the main thing the old couple grow on the farm?
(a) Corn.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Trees.
(d) Vegetables.

3. What does the author say a father's heart is not made from?
(a) An orange.
(b) Wood.
(c) A stone.
(d) Dirt.

4. Which member of Ivan's family dies?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His sister.

5. What does the devil want Valuka to teach him?
(a) How to corrupt the townsfolk.
(b) How to be good.
(c) How to make a sword.
(d) How to fall in love.

6. What kind of pictures does Valuka paint?
(a) Landscape pictures.
(b) Abstract pictures.
(c) Religious pictures.
(d) Portrait pictures.

7. What is the name of the main character in this story?
(a) Ivan.
(b) Grigory.
(c) Vytrebenki.
(d) Vasilisa.

8. What kind of animal is Pulkheria's favorite pet?
(a) A hamster.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A monkey.

9. Who does Danilo fight with when he arrives home?
(a) Katerina's brother.
(b) Katerina's father.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Gorobets.

10. What do Ukrainians call the Chief of the Gnomes?
(a) Cossacks.
(b) Pukkas.
(c) Viy.
(d) Tiz.

11. How does Ivan travel home?
(a) Horseback.
(b) Train.
(c) Carriage.
(d) Walking.

12. What does the devil steal?
(a) The sun.
(b) The moon.
(c) The star.
(d) The clouds.

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

14. What is the name of the town in this story?
(a) Dikanka.
(b) Oksana.
(c) Perma.
(d) Valuka.

15. What does the devil do to the town?
(a) He floods it with water.
(b) He steals all the women.
(c) He sets it alight.
(d) He floods it in darkness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ivan not want to marry Grigor's sister?

2. What does the Cossack say he will do if Khoma does not return to his daughter's coffin?

3. What does Peter have do to obtain the gold?

4. What is Ivan Ivanovich's job?

5. Who does Ivan's aunt suggest he should marry?

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