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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. Who does Sasha realize needs to be tried and justice done?

2. How many servants is it said that Baby Yaga has?

3. At the end of Chapter 3, how many times does Vasya tell Konstantin that she saved his life?

4. What is found in the stable in Chapter 1?

5. What color horse does Polunochnitsa ride?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Konstantin act when he gets to his cell in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 11, why does Ded Grib decide to folllow Vasya?

3. What does Vasya see when she enters Olga's workroom in Chapter 2?

4. Who does Marya say turned the people of the city into a mob in Chapter 6?

5. At the end of Chapter 2, what does Solovey want to do, and why does Vasya do something else?

6. Why does Sasha think that Vasya did not die in the fire?

7. In Chapter 7, how does the Bear tell Konstantin to leave the scene where Konstantin vanquishes a vampire?

8. How does the domovaya care for Vasya in Chapter 10?

9. Why does Baba Yaga leave Vasya in Chapter 13?

10. In Chapter 1, where does Vasya find Marya and why does the girl not want to leave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why would Vasya be considered the protagonist and the Bear the antagonist? Does the Bear’s role change? Why? Would the Bear be considered Vasya’s ally at a point in the novel rather than her antagonist?

Essay Topic 2

Konstantin inflames a mob with his words. How and why does Konstantin incite a mob? What does he stand to gain by killing Vasya?

Essay Topic 3

The Bear makes an offer to Vasya. What does the bear offer Vasya? Is she tempted to accept his offer? What gives her the strength to resist temptation and accept his offer?

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