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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Postmaster say they should say has been sent to the Inspector General?

2. How does Khlestakov describe Marya's neck?

3. What has Piotr Ivanovich stepped on?

4. What does the Governor say the Inspector General is like when he wears a frock coat?

5. Where does Anna want to live?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR is a satire.

1) What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

In what way did the the play help to set the template for similar satires? Does modern literature still use the ideas Gogol uses in THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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