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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Ivan Ivanovich live?
(a) Kiev.
(b) Agafya.
(c) Mirgorod.
(d) Perm.

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

4. Why do the men have to unbutton their uniforms?
(a) They want to show off their tattoos.
(b) They feel hot.
(c) They have want to fight.
(d) They have eaten too much.

5. What does Yakovlevich find in the middle of his bread?
(a) A coin.
(b) A nose.
(c) A finger.
(d) A map.

6. Where does Ivanovich wait for the government official's daughter?
(a) Outside the stable.
(b) Outside her gate.
(c) In the graveyard.
(d) In the cafe.

7. What does Nikiforovich call Ivan when he asks for his gun?
(a) A fang.
(b) A goose.
(c) A pig.
(d) A turkey.

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

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

10. What kind of robes did the old money lender wear?
(a) Parisian robes.
(b) Asian robes.
(c) Royal robes.
(d) African robes.

11. What do the men say will happen to Ivanovich if he refers to himself as the King of Spain?
(a) They will throw a party for him.
(b) They will kill him.
(c) They will beat him.
(d) They will crown him.

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

13. Who asks Chartov to view the work of a young artist?
(a) The Oil People.
(b) The Art Society.
(c) The Magic Circle.
(d) The Landscapers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the nose do in the Cathedral?

2. What does Medgi think of the clerk that sharpens pens in the office?

3. What kind of mare does the general show the men?

4. What city in Spain does Ivanovich think he is living in?

5. Why does Kovalev think Podtochina has cast a spell on him?

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