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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scenes 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the merchants say the Governor makes people swallow?
(a) Steak.
(b) Salt herring.
(c) Garlic.
(d) Salt water.

2. What does the Governor call the merchants?
(a) Loners.
(b) Blackards.
(c) Gangsters.
(d) Cheats.

3. Where are the sounds of coughing and footsteps coming from?
(a) Outside the window.
(b) From the kitchen.
(c) Khlestakov's room.
(d) From the basement.

4. How does Khlestakov describe Marya's neck?
(a) Lily.
(b) Giraffe-like.
(c) Swan-like.
(d) Cream.

5. What does the Governor say Bobchinsky is sprawling like?
(a) A lobster.
(b) A gorilla.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A seagull.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Governor say flogged the officer's widow?

2. What newspaper does the Postmaster say some letters are more edifying than?

3. What does Anna call Avdotya?

4. Who does Klestakov say was a little shorter the previous day?

5. Who does the governor say is coming to town?

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