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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 the police inspector prefer to everything else in "The Nose"?

2. What does Prince Vyazemsky facetiously call a person who holds the post of stationmaster?

3. What does Lukerya keep hearing on the day of her death in "The Living Relic"?

4. With what does Ivan Ivanovich begin his thinking appropriate thoughts while sitting on the tombstone?

5. What does Major Kovalyov give the police officer as he is leaving?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Klinevich call Mr. Tarasevich and what does he say about his debauchery?

2. What does Pyotr Petrovich say about hunting in the rain?

3. In "The Three Hermits", why is the Bishop still awake after everyone goes back to sleep?

4. What happens as the Bishop returns to the ship in "The Three Hermits"?

5. In "The Clothesmender", what does the priest say to the narrator are the advantages of living with the tailor?

6. What effect does talking have on Lukerya when she is telling Pyotr Petrovich about her life?

7. What does the doctor say about Major Kovalyov's missing nose?

8. What does Ivan Ivanovich think of the administrative news he hears the dead people talking about?

9. What are the two trials the tailor experiences that lead him to his eventual good fortune in "The Clothesmender"?

10. What does Lukerya say to Pyotr Petrovich about patience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the story of the prodigal son on the stationmaster's wall in "The Stationmaster", by Pushkin. How does this allegory relate to the stationmaster's daughter in the main story?

Essay Topic 2

What is the social status of the benefactor Laputin in "The Clothesmender"? Why is he so concerned about his social status? How does he react when he is turned away from the Count's door? Why does this bother him so much?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how Major Kovalyov reacts to the situation of his missing nose in Gogol's "The Nose". What does he do for a living? How does he perceive his station in life? What are his biggest fears about his missing nose?

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