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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. Who does the assessor say struck him as a child?

2. What does Anna wave at the short man?

3. Who does Khlestakov say he spits on?

4. What does the governor say Derzhimorda should not be so free with?

5. Where is the Inspector General from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Mayor promise to God?

2. Why does Khlestakov say he is traveling?

3. Why does the Mayor want to get the Inspector drunk?

4. What is Osip's opinion of his master, Khlestakov?

5. How does Khlestakov react when Maria tells him he has gone too far?

6. What does Osip tell Khlestakov about the Landlord?

7. What does Khlestakov think about the food?

8. Why does everyone run out of the Mayor's house so quickly?

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

10. How do the Mayor and Anna react to Osip telling them that his master likes to hear that he is treated well?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the play's dialogue. How does Gogol's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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

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?

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