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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. Who does the blond girl marry in this story?
(a) Deepak.
(b) Schiller.
(c) Pirogev.
(d) Piskarev.

3. What does Chartov try to paint after he sees the young artist's work?
(a) Satan.
(b) Purgatory.
(c) Jesus Christ.
(d) A fallen angel.

4. What kind carriage does Pythagor say is as light as a feather?
(a) A New York carriage.
(b) A Viennese carriage.
(c) A London carriage.
(d) A Paris carriage.

5. What does Schiller say Hoffman takes too much of?
(a) Pills.
(b) Candy.
(c) Snuff.
(d) Opium.

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

7. Where does Ivan say he is going when the policeman stops him?
(a) The post office.
(b) Home.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) Work.

8. Who were the only town officials prior to the arrival of the soldiers?
(a) A sheriff and a general.
(b) A lawyer and a doctor.
(c) A sea captain and a dentist.
(d) A judge and mayor.

9. Why does Kovalev think Podtochina has cast a spell on him?
(a) He killed her husband.
(b) He refused to marry her daughter.
(c) He has not repaid her loan to him.
(d) He once ran over her dog.

10. How does Kovalev communicate with Podtochina?
(a) By telephone.
(b) By letter.
(c) By telegram.
(d) By a messenger boy.

11. What does Ivan tell the courts that Nikiforovich intends to do to his property?
(a) Break his windows.
(b) Con him out of it.
(c) Set it alight.
(d) Steal his carpets.

12. Who viists Ivanovich immediately after the court case?
(a) The Judge.
(b) Nikiforovich.
(c) The Mayor.
(d) The Police Chief.

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

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

15. What does Nikiforovich build in this story?
(a) A chicken run.
(b) A goose pen.
(c) A pig sty.
(d) A cow shed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ivan Yakovlevich's job?

2. Where does Pythagor hide?

3. Where does Ivanovich wait for the government official's daughter?

4. What does Ivanovich steal from the dog's bed?

5. What is the name of the bridge from which Ivan drops the nose?

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