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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Living Relic by Ivan Turgenev.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Major Kovalyov go to the newspaper office?
(a) To get a job.
(b) To see if his nose has reported him missing.
(c) To put out an advertisement for his lost nose.
(d) To get a subscription.

2. What is the device used to make Russian tea that the stationmaster asks his daughter to start for him when the narrator arrives?
(a) A tea ball.
(b) A samovar.
(c) A copper kettle.
(d) A tea press.

3. What does the newspaper clerk offer Major Kovalyov as he is leaving his office?
(a) A copy of Molière's "Cyrano de Bergerac".
(b) Bad advice.
(c) Snuff.
(d) A cigarette.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lukerya make the wreath out of in her dreams?

2. Where does Lukerya lead the singing when she is young?

3. What is the last thing Lukerya asks of Pyotr Petrovich?

4. Who does Pyotr Petrovich say is the woman who takes up the sword in the story Lukerya tells?

5. Who does the woman in the story that Lukerya tells Pyotr Petrovich chase away beyond the sea?

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