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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pythagor tell his wife to tell the general?
(a) He is hungover.
(b) He is out of town.
(c) He is in the bath.
(d) He is feeling ill.

2. What is the name of the bridge from which Ivan drops the nose?
(a) St. Clement's Bridge.
(b) St. Francis's Bridge.
(c) St. Issac's Bridge.
(d) St. George's Bridge.

3. Why was the painter unable to complete the moneylender's portrait.
(a) He died before he could.
(b) He felt evilness.
(c) He lost the use of his hands.
(d) He stole money from the moneylender.

4. What is Yakovlevish eating for breakfast at the beginning of the story?
(a) Bread.
(b) Cereal.
(c) Salami.
(d) Yoghurt.

5. Where does Priogv dream he goes to in the carriage the girl sends?
(a) A treasure room.
(b) A throne room.
(c) A grand ball.
(d) A grand parlor.

6. Who brings Kovalev his nose?
(a) A soldier.
(b) Podtochina.
(c) A policeman.
(d) Ivan.

7. What does Kovalev use to hide the fact he has no nose?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A mask.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A pillow.

8. Who does Ivanovich hear has died in this story?
(a) The Duke of York.
(b) The Prince of Wales.
(c) The King of Sweden.
(d) The King of Spain.

9. In which city is Nevsky Prospect located?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Perm.
(c) St. Petersburg.
(d) Kiev.

10. What event does the Police Chief arrange?
(a) A dinner party.
(b) A funeral.
(c) A wedding.
(d) A fair.

11. Who brings Nikiforovich to the party?
(a) Migorod.
(b) The judge.
(c) Prokofievich.
(d) The Police Chief.

12. What does Ivan want to give his neighbor in exchange for the neighbor's gun?
(a) A pot of coffee.
(b) A brown sow.
(c) A bottle of vinegar.
(d) A goat.

13. What does the nose do in the Cathedral?
(a) Sing.
(b) Confess.
(c) Pray.
(d) Dance.

14. What does Ivanovich do with the letter when he reads Sophie wants to marry someone else?
(a) He scribbles over them.
(b) He burns them.
(c) He tears them up.
(d) He throws them out of his window.

15. What does Ivanovich steal from the dog's bed?
(a) Money.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A ball.
(d) Letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nationality of the shop owner?

2. What does Nikiforovich call Ivan when he asks for his gun?

3. What is the name of the town the regiment have been stationed at?

4. What do the peasants do to the paintings?

5. What kind of carriage does Pythagor arrive in?

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