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

2. Major Kovalyov's face is described as ____ where his nose used to be.
(a) Two holes.
(b) A large moon.
(c) Smooth as a pancake.
(d) Tough as a board.

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

4. What is the name given to the station where the stationmaster and his daughter live?
(a) Station X.
(b) Line 45.
(c) Stop 7.
(d) Station Y.

5. What does the police inspector prefer to everything else in "The Nose"?
(a) A bank note.
(b) A compliment.
(c) Manicures.
(d) Chocolate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the stationmaster's daughter living with Captain Minsky?

3. What does Major Kovalyov give the police officer as he is leaving?

4. Where is the narrator in "The Stationmaster" traveling in May 1816?

5. What does the newspaper clerk offer Major Kovalyov as he is leaving his office?

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