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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. When confronted by Major Kovalyov, what line of work does the nose say he is in?
(a) Government.
(b) Aristocratic.
(c) Military.
(d) Scholarly.

2. In "The Stationmaster," what is the traveler wearing who appears at the station three years before the narrator's second visit?
(a) A German patch.
(b) A Circassian fur cap.
(c) A mink coat.
(d) A sapphire ring

3. Gogol says that people of the capital have shown an interest in experiments with the effects of _____.
(a) Hypnotism.
(b) Alcoholism.
(c) Sun exposure.
(d) Drug therapy.

4. To what variety of collegiate assessors does Major Kovalyov belong?
(a) The Caucasus variety.
(b) The cornelian variety.
(c) The scholarly variety.
(d) The clerk variety.

5. Who wants Major Kovalyov to marry her daughter?
(a) Mrs. Ivanovna.
(b) Mrs. Osipovna.
(c) Mrs. Podtochina.
(d) Mrs. Petrovna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story is depicted on the stationmaster's wall?

2. Where does Major Kovalyov confront his lost nose?

3. 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?

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

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

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