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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. Who tells the merchant the story of the three hermits?
(a) A fisherman.
(b) A mercenary.
(c) A missionary.
(d) A doctor.

2. What is painted on the sign by the gate in "The Clothesmender"?
(a) Two clergy robes.
(b) A wedding dress.
(c) An armyak and a poddyovka.
(d) A krasnya kniga.

3. Who does Pyotr Petrovich say is the woman who takes up the sword in the story Lukerya tells?
(a) The Lady of Avalon.
(b) Joan of Arc.
(c) Lady Godiva.
(d) Catherine the Great.

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

5. What is the French name of the tailor?
(a) Leon.
(b) Lyonne.
(c) Laurent.
(d) Lepoutant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the stationmaster's daughter?

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

3. What language are the verses in that tell the story on the stationmaster's wall?

4. Who asks Ivan Ivanovich if he will ever be sober in "Bobok"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the two trials the tailor experiences that lead him to his eventual good fortune in "The Clothesmender"?

3. What does the benefactor from Room One do to the sign the tailor originally has up in front of his shop and how does he remedy the situation?

4. How does Praskovya Osipovna react when Ivan Yakovlevich finds a nose in his loaf of bread?

5. How does Ivan Ivanovich feel about the half-eaten sandwich he sees on the tombstone beside him?

6. In "The Clothesmender", who stays at the hotel opposite the Governor-General's house and why?

7. What does the doctor say about Major Kovalyov's missing nose?

8. What does Lukerya say to Pyotr Petrovich about patience?

9. What is Klinevich getting at with wanting to get rid of being ashamed while the corpses are conscious?

10. What happens when the narrator of "The Clothesmender" and the gossip are walking to the tailor's house to inspect the room?

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