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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Khlestakov say is his weakness other than smoking?

2. What does the Governor fill his house with if you contradict him?

3. Who does Osip's master travel at the expense of?

4. Who does Marya say she was looking for?

5. Why does Artemy think Luka Lukich should go first?

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

Pick two characters from the play and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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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