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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 Governor tell Khlestakov he has come to present?

2. What does Osip say is in his belly?

3. Who has the Governor been accused of beating up?

4. What is the name of the Governor's daughter?

5. What does Osip say he could eat up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Khlestakov brag to the women about?

3. What does Khlestakov tell Anna?

4. How does the Mayor react to the letter?

5. Why does Anna think Maria is to blame?

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

7. How do the Mayor and Khlestakov greet each other?

8. How does the Mayor excuse his behavior?

9. What does Klestakov say about his stay so far?

10. What do Anna and the Mayor fantasize about doing when their daughter marries the Inspector?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does Gogol use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

In 1952, THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR was made into a film called REVIZOR. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book aree still relevant 100 years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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