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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 Osip say is in his belly?

2. What does the Governor ask Khlestakov if he wants to do?

3. What institutions does Khlestakov say he wants to visit?

4. What does Khlestakov say was excellent?

5. What does Khlestakov hand Osip?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Mayor's letter talk about caviar and herring?

2. How do the Merchants react to the Mayor's anger?

3. How does the Mayor defend himself?

4. Why does Khlestakov want Osip to bring him a pen and paper?

5. Why does Khlestakov say he wants to borrow money from the Judge?

6. What does Khlestakov brag to the women about?

7. How did Khlestakov lose all of his money?

8. What story do Dobchinksky and Bobchinsky tell?

9. What is Osip's opinion of his master, Khlestakov?

10. Why does Osip want to leave town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is an aside? When and why is it used? How does Gogol use asides in his play? How is an aside different from a soliloquy?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the way Gogol uses the other characters in the play. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the play's reception in three different countries including the country in which the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

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