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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Clothesmender by Nikolay Leskov.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ivan Ivanovich end his thinking with while sitting on the tombstone?
(a) Legendary status.
(b) Subliminal messages.
(c) Astonishment.
(d) Languidness.

2. Who is the governor-general of Moscow at the time "The Clothesmender" takes place?
(a) Duke Sergeyevich.
(b) Count Zakrevsky.
(c) Prince Golitsyn.
(d) Baron Klinevich.

3. How is Ivan Ivanovich described by the painter who exhibits his portrait?
(a) Cheerful.
(b) Morbid.
(c) Thankless.
(d) Dry.

4. What is the tailor handed when he walks into Room One after being summoned there by the occupant?
(a) A glass of wine.
(b) A pot of money.
(c) The key to the room.
(d) The garment he mended.

5. Where is the Bishop sailing to in "The Three Hermits"?
(a) Crete.
(b) The Solovetsky Islands.
(c) The Kuril Islands.
(d) The Sakhalin Islands.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Clothesmender", what is the name of the real estate agent who makes the sign for the tailor?

2. What is painted into his portrait that vexes Ivan Ivanovich?

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

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

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

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