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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the name of the area in St. Petersburg where many poor and retired people live?
(a) Gulliva.
(b) Johina.
(c) Perma.
(d) Kolomna.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Schiller want Hoffman to cut off?

3. What is the striking thing about the portrait Chartkov buys?

4. What do the men step outside to do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Pythagor's social standing?

2. Describe the painting Chartkov buys from the art shop.

3. Describe Nevsky Prospect?

4. How does Ivan Yakovlevich find Kovalev's nose?

5. How do people react to the paintings in the art shop in Shchukin market?

6. How does Ivan dispose of Kovalev's nose?

7. How does Fedoseevna interfere with the argument between the two men?

8. What does Nikiforovich say to Ivanovich in court?

9. How does Pirogov get beaten up in this story?

10. How does Kovalev react when his nose returns?

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