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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Three Hermits by Leo Tolstoy.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Ivan Ivanovich described by the painter who exhibits his portrait?

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

3. What is the stationmaster's name?

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?

5. How do the three hermits greet the Bishop when he lands on their island?

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