The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does most of the old couple's work on the farm?
(a) Serfs.
(b) Their children.
(c) Polacks.
(d) Elves.

2. What does the old hag turn into after Khoma kills her?
(a) A beautiful girl.
(b) A pig.
(c) A child.
(d) A stone.

3. How does Katerina's father kill her baby?
(a) He drowns it.
(b) He strangles it.
(c) He stabs it.
(d) He throws it out of the window.

4. What did God allow Ivan to decide?
(a) Katerina's death.
(b) Petro's punishment.
(c) Katerina's husband.
(d) His wife.

5. What does Ivan's aunt want him to do?
(a) Resign from the army.
(b) Pay for a doctor.
(c) Marry a rich women.
(d) Organize his mother's funeral.

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

7. Which word best describes Ivan's aunt's personality?
(a) Dominant.
(b) Timid.
(c) Depressive.
(d) Good humored.

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

9. Why does the devil want to cause hate between Valuka and Choub?
(a) So he take over their homes.
(b) So he can steal their souls.
(c) So Choub will beat Valuka.
(d) So he dance on their graves.

10. What does the author say a father's heart is not made from?
(a) Dirt.
(b) An orange.
(c) A stone.
(d) Wood.

11. Who owns the property next to Ivan's farm?
(a) Vytrebenki.
(b) Vasilisa.
(c) Peter.
(d) Grigory.

12. What color are the shoes Valuka gets for Oksana?
(a) Silver.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Gold.

13. What is the name of the village church?
(a) St. Wren.
(b) St. Nickilas.
(c) St. Pantelei.
(d) St. Troon.

14. Where does Gorobets bring Katerina and her baby for protection?
(a) Kiev.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Perm.

15. Why does Katerina fear the sorcerers?
(a) She is afraid they want to impregnate her.
(b) She is afraid they will kill her.
(c) She is afraid they will take away her child.
(d) She is afraid they will turn her into a cloud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What protects Khoma from the witch?

2. Where does Katerina's father shoot Danilo?

3. What is the name of the main character in this story?

4. What does Katerina dream that her father is?

5. What kind of animal does the old woman turn Kouma into?

(see the answer keys)

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