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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 occupant of Room One from the beginning of "The Clothesmender" do when the tailor tries to comfort him at the end of the story?

2. How do the three hermits greet the Bishop when he lands on their island?

3. In "The Clothesmender", what is the name of the real estate agent who makes the sign for the tailor?

4. What does the tailor's new wife say she will bring to the marriage in "The Clothesmender"?

5. In "The Clothesmender," what is the tailor's real last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the stationmaster treated by most travelers?

2. How does Ivan Ivanovich feel about the half-eaten sandwich he sees on the tombstone beside him?

3. Who visits the stationmaster's grave at the end of the story and what does he realize?

4. What are the two different types of collegiate assessors?

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

6. How does Dunya's father react to the hussar's asking if he can take her to church?

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

8. How does the fisherman end up on the island with the three hermits?

9. What happens when the narrator of "The Clothesmender" and the gossip are walking to the tailor's house to inspect the room?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How does Paka describe what has supposedly happened to his real mother to the three brothers? What do they think of the situation? What do they do about it? What happens as a result of their actions?

Essay Topic 3

How is it that Varka becomes a nanny to the cobbler's baby? What has happened to her family? How is she treated by the cobbler and his wife?

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