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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Nose by Nikolay Gogol.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Nose", who is the head clerk in the Senate?
(a) Nevsky.
(b) Yarygin.
(c) Yakovlevich.
(d) Ivanovich.

2. The stationmaster's daughter tries to soothe the sick hussar traveler with what?
(a) A vinegar-soaked handkerchief.
(b) Singing by his bedside.
(c) Bible readings.
(d) Cough elixir.

3. Where does Major Kovalyov confront his lost nose?
(a) Kazan Cathedral.
(b) Balshoi Theater.
(c) Nevsky Theater.
(d) Kirov Cathedral.

4. Gogol describes the doctor that Major Kovalyov goes to see as having pitch-black _____.
(a) Sidewhiskers.
(b) Boots.
(c) Pants.
(d) Eyes.

5. What does Major Kovalyov give the police officer as he is leaving?
(a) A gold watch.
(b) A red bank note.
(c) Snuff.
(d) Some bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where does the police officer who brings Major Kovalyov's nose back to him, say he has to go when he is offered a cup of tea?

2. What is the name of a type of Russian carriage?

3. To where is Ivan Yakovlevich trying to escape when he is apprehended by the police?

4. When confronted by Major Kovalyov, what line of work does the nose say he is in?

5. What is the name given to the station where the stationmaster and his daughter live?

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