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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the tailor in "The Clothesmender" have a special gift for?
(a) Fitting.
(b) Cutting.
(c) Darning.
(d) Pressing.

4. What does Lukerya make the wreath out of in her dreams?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Baby's breath.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Cornflowers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do editors say that Ivan Ivanovich's stories lack when he brings them to their offices?

2. What does the newspaper clerk offer Major Kovalyov as he is leaving his office?

3. What grade is the stationmaster?

4. Who chokes on a chicken bone and dies that owned the house before the tailor?

5. Who is the governor-general of Moscow at the time "The Clothesmender" takes place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ivan Ivanovich think of the administrative news he hears the dead people talking about?

2. How does the fisherman end up on the island with the three hermits?

3. According to the Bishop in "The Three Hermits", how does God reveal himself to men?

4. What are the two different types of collegiate assessors?

5. What is Ivan Ivanovich's impression of the voices coming from the graves when he first hears them?

6. What does Pyotr Petrovich say about hunting in the rain?

7. Describe the character of the wife of Laputin, the benefactor in "The Clothesmender".

8. How does Major Kovalyov decide to approach his nose at the Kazan Cathedral and how does the Nose react?

9. Why do the three hermits walk on water and chase the ship?

10. In "The Three Hermits", why is the Bishop still awake after everyone goes back to sleep?

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