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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Overcoat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Cossack say he will do if Khoma does not return to his daughter's coffin?
(a) Force him to eat pig's swill.
(b) Beat him.
(c) Throw him out of town.
(d) Put a curse on him.

2. What kind of drug does the shop owner sell?
(a) Amphetimines.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Hashish.
(d) Opium.

3. What is the name of the king Ivanovich thinks he is?
(a) King Carlos I.
(b) King Ivan I.
(c) King Henry IV.
(d) King Ferdinand III.

4. What is the name of the young artist who looks in the art shop?
(a) Bogdan.
(b) Chartkov.
(c) Andre,
(d) Nikita.

5. What happens to Akakievich if he is handed anything more difficult than copying out documents?
(a) He needs the bathroom.
(b) He feels sick.
(c) He becomes nervous.
(d) He feels faint.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose overcoat does Akaky take at the end of the story?

3. What does Solokha steal?

4. What animal does Thoma compare to Basavruik's eyes?

5. What does the old hag turn into after Khoma kills her?

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