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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. Who does Khlestakov say he spits on?

3. Who does the governor say is coming to town?

4. What was the name of the fish they ate for dinner?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Khlestakov think about the food?

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

3. Why does the Mayor give Khlestakov 400 rubles?

4. What do Maria and Anna argue about?

5. Why do the officials leave the house?

6. What does the Mayor's friend suggest?

7. How does the Judge react when he overhears the Mayor telling the Postmaster to steam open letters?

8. What does Khlestakov say in his letter?

9. Why does Khlestakov refuse the Mayor's offer of better accommodation?

10. What does Osip tell Khlestakov about the Landlord?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a soliloquy? When and why is it used? How does Gogol use soliloquies in his play?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and examine their real life equivalent and how the author adapted it for his play:

1) Life in small Russian towns.

2) The lives of Russian officials.

Essay Topic 3

What are the differences between a play and a film in terms of the following:

1) Language

2) Character

3) Structure

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