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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nevsky Prospect.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather like at the beginning of the story?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Boiling.
(c) Windy.
(d) Snowy.

2. What does Pulheria think the change in her cat's behavior means?
(a) It is unhappy.
(b) A bad omen.
(c) It is dying.
(d) She hasn't looked after it.

3. What is Valuka's job in town?
(a) A blacksmith.
(b) A judge.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A nurse.

4. What did the witch do when she turned into a dog?
(a) Contaminated the town's water.
(b) Killed other dogs.
(c) Drank a baby's blood.
(d) Ate the town's food supplies.

5. How do Valuka and the devil travel to the palace?
(a) They sail.
(b) They take a train.
(c) They fly.
(d) They transport themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schiller say Hoffman takes too much of?

2. Who lights the lamps on Nevsky Prospect?

3. What country is known as little Russia?

4. What is the name of Gorobets' brother?

5. Where does the story of the Chief of the Gnomes begin?

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