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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 institutions does Khlestakov say he wants to visit?

2. Where does the captain say he just was?

3. What does the Servant say is for dinner?

4. How is Marya related to Anna?

5. What have the attendants turned the entrance hall into?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the officials think is the best way to handle the Inspector?

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

3. What story do Dobchinksky and Bobchinsky tell?

4. Why are the women angry at the Mayor?

5. How do the Merchants react to the Mayor's anger?

6. What does Osip complain about?

7. What do Anna and Maria argue about?

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

9. How does the Mayor decide to proceed?

10. Why are the Merchants angry at the Mayor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How does Gogol structure the play? In what way is the play structured differently from other plays? How does the play's structure contribute to the play's themes and humor?

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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