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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the brown sow run off with?
(a) Nikiforovich's geese.
(b) Nikiforovich's complaint document.
(c) Ivan's newspaper.
(d) Ivan's gun.

3. Which character arrives home at 4 a.m.?
(a) Phythagor's wife.
(b) Phythagor.
(c) Ivanova.
(d) The General.

4. What kind of carriage does Pythagor arrive in?
(a) A school carriage.
(b) An army carriage.
(c) A sporty carriage.
(d) A love carriage.

5. What kind of people did the old money lender used to lend money to?
(a) Women.
(b) Old people.
(c) Rich people.
(d) Anyone.

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

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

8. Why have the general and his friends arrived at Phythagor's house?
(a) For dinner.
(b) To get back money.
(c) To borrow money.
(d) For some drinks.

9. What is Ivan Yakovlevich's job?
(a) Plumber.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Barber.
(d) Dentist.

10. What kind of animal is Medgi?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) A bear.

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

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

13. What does Ivanovich have to bring before the courts?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) His notebook.
(c) His saw.
(d) His sow.

14. What did the artist become after painting the portrait of the moneylender?
(a) A moneylender.
(b) A priest.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A monk.

15. Who does Prirogov dream the young could have been?
(a) A match girl.
(b) A grand lady.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) A foxy lady.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivan tell the courts that Nikiforovich intends to do to his property?

2. Who brings Kovalev his nose?

3. Who viists Ivanovich immediately after the court case?

4. Who does Ivanovich hear has died in this story?

5. What does the nose do in the Cathedral?

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