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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Yuletide Story by Mikhail Zoshchenko.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the house-chairman who comes over to Martin Martinych's place at dusk?
(a) Selikhov.
(b) Sakharov.
(c) Zeremensky.
(d) Zoliesky.

2. How old is Nanny Varka?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Twenty-seven.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Seventy.

3. What does the tailor call his wife in "The Clothesmender"?
(a) Irinka.
(b) Natalyoshka.
(c) Anya.
(d) Mashenka.

4. What does Lukerya ask Pyotr Petrovich if he remembers as he is leaving the bee hut?
(a) Her strong arms.
(b) Her long braid.
(c) Her red slippers.
(d) Her gold dress.

5. On which day do Martin Martinych and Masha board up the study?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Intercession Day.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Unity Day.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where is the Bishop sailing to in "The Three Hermits"?

4. What does the aunt of the middle-aged citizen want from the doctor?

5. In "The Stationmaster," what is the traveler wearing who appears at the station three years before the narrator's second visit?

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