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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 Anna say Marya's head is full with?

2. What does Marya say they will know in a couple of hours?

3. What world does Khlestakov say he is accustomed to living in?

4. What does Khlestakov say he has never been so much in his life?

5. Why does Ammos think the government has sent the Inspector General?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Mayor react when the Chief of Police tells him he is wearing a hat box on his head instead of his hat?

2. Why does Anna think Maria is to blame?

3. How does Dobchinsky describe the inspector?

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

5. Why are the Merchants angry at the Mayor?

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

7. What does Osip tell Khlestakov about the Landlord?

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

9. Why does the Mayor think other towns are too busy to show people around?

10. What do Maria and Anna argue about?

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

THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR is translated from Russian into English. How much meaning can a play loses through a translation? What aspects of the play do you think would be the most difficult to express in English? How do you think a translator can overcome these difficulties?

Essay Topic 3

What is an aside? When and why is it used? How does Gogol use asides in his play? How is an aside different from a soliloquy?

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