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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Medgi think of the clerk that sharpens pens in the office?
(a) He is stupid.
(b) He is fun.
(c) He is ugly.
(d) He is shy.

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

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

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 food are the judge and mayor reduced to eating?
(a) Gruel and raisons.
(b) Gravy and biscuits.
(c) Pancakes and custard.
(d) Bread and butter.

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

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

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

12. What is the name of the town the regiment have been stationed at?
(a) F.
(b) A.
(c) C.
(d) B.

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

14. Why is Kovalev angry when the clerk offers him snuff?
(a) He has no nose.
(b) He has no money.
(c) He is not a drug addict.
(d) He is a better class of man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the brown sow run off with?

2. What is the name of the girl Ivanovich is in love with?

3. What did Chartkov's professor warn not to become?

4. What does Ivanovich have to bring before the courts?

5. Who were the only town officials prior to the arrival of the soldiers?

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