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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Luka's wife's tears keep flowing like?

2. What does Klestakov say there are a lot of?

3. What does Khlestakov look like?

4. Who does the Governor call a damned pack of Jews?

5. How does Khlestakov describe Marya's neck?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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