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

2. What is the stationmaster's name?
(a) Sasha Petrovich.
(b) Samson Vyrin.
(c) Kolya Ivanovich.
(d) Nikolai Rensky.

3. What language are the verses in that tell the story on the stationmaster's wall?
(a) Arabic.
(b) French.
(c) Ukrainian.
(d) German.

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

5. How does Pushkin describe the stationmaster?
(a) A busybody.
(b) A beak-nosed charlatan.
(c) A large oaf.
(d) As a veritable martyr.

Short Answer Questions

1. What street does the barber Ivan Yakovlevich live on?

2. What is the name of the stationmaster's daughter?

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

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

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

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