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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. Where does the hussar pretend he is taking the stationmaster's daughter when he abducts her?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Her friend's house.
(c) The store.
(d) Mass.

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

3. What is the name of the stationmaster's daughter?
(a) Anya.
(b) Svetlana.
(c) Dunya.
(d) Natalya.

4. 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?
(a) A hospital.
(b) The post office.
(c) A gymnasium.
(d) A mental asylum.

5. Where is the stationmaster's daughter living with Captain Minsky?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Novosibirsk.
(c) Petersburg.
(d) Latvia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade is the stationmaster?

2. What jewelry is often given to the stationmaster's daughter by ladies who pass through the station?

3. Why does Major Kovalyov go to the newspaper office?

4. Where does Ivan Yakovlevich go to dispose of the nose he finds in his bread?

5. Gogol says that people of the capital have shown an interest in experiments with the effects of _____.

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