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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. Where does Major Kovalyov confront his lost nose?
(a) Kazan Cathedral.
(b) Kirov Cathedral.
(c) Balshoi Theater.
(d) Nevsky Theater.

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

3. In "The Clothesmender," what is the tailor's real last name?
(a) Laputin.
(b) Ivanovich.
(c) Vasily.
(d) Yulkin.

4. Where is the stationmaster's daughter living with Captain Minsky?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Petersburg.
(c) Novosibirsk.
(d) Latvia.

5. Who is staying in Room One the next New Year's Eve in "The Clothesmender"?
(a) The Queen.
(b) The Big Shot.
(c) The President.
(d) The Ambassador.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where is Ivan Yakovlevich trying to escape when he is apprehended by the police?

2. What does the narrator hope will loosen the stationmaster's tongue with regard to the whereabouts of his daughter?

3. What color is the water in the cemetery that is being baled out with a dipper by the gravedigger in "Bobok"?

4. What does the orphan girl bring to Lukerya when she drops by?

5. Gogol says that people of the capital have shown an interest in experiments with the effects of _____.

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