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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When do the doors sing?
(a) When the sun goes down.
(b) When the sun comes up.
(c) When the moon is full.
(d) When the stars are out.

3. What does Thoma say his grandfather never told in all his days?
(a) A bad story.
(b) A joke.
(c) A truth.
(d) Lies.

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

5. What is Gorobets and his family celebrating in this story?
(a) His wife's birthday.
(b) His son's wedding.
(c) His son's christening.
(d) His wedding anniversary.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ivan have nightmares about at the end of the story?

3. What kind of animal is Pulkheria's favorite pet?

4. Which member of Ivan's family dies?

5. What does Katerina dream that her father is?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grigory react when Ivan asks him about signing over the deed?

2. Why is Katerina so frightened as she travels home with her husband?

3. What happens to the characters at the end of the story?

4. What does Pytor have to do before he marries Pidorka?

5. Why has the devil cast darkness over Dikanka?

6. How does Afansay react to Pulkheria's death?

7. Why does Khoma have to say an eulogy for the cossack's daughter?

8. What bad things do the villagers say the witch did when she was alive?

9. How do the devil and the witch leave Dikanta in pitch darkness?

10. Summarize the Night Before Christmas story.

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