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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 Governor say they will drink after lunch?

2. What does the Governor ask the Inspector General not to do to him?

3. Where does the General tell the Captain to put Pugovichy on duty?

4. What is Ivan Kuzmich's position?

5. What does Anna say she has to do before she leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Inspector of Schools say in an aside about gambling?

2. What does the Mayor promise to God?

3. What does Anna order Maria to do?

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

5. How does Anna try to put down Maria?

6. What does Khlestakov think about the food?

7. How does the Mayor defend himself?

8. How does Khlestakov react when Osip tells him the Mayor has arrived?

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

10. Why do the officials leave the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Government Inspector books greatly influenced modern literature. Choose a book that you think was influenced by the play and discuss its similarities with the play in terms of the following:

1) Plot

2) Character

3) Themes

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the values of the 1830s.

1) In what ways are the characters a product of their time?

2) How does the play express the changes Russian was going through at the time?

3) Does modern society share any values with 1830s Russia?

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