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

2. Who lights the lamps on Nevsky Prospect?
(a) Judas.
(b) Jesus.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) The devil.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the brown sow run off with?

2. What do the peasants do to the paintings?

3. What does the nose do in the Cathedral?

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

5. What does Kovalev see emerge from the carriage outside the pastry shop?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Pythagor embarrassed at the end of the story?

2. What advice did Chartov's professor give him?

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

4. Describe Nevsky Prospect?

5. How do the regiment change the town?

6. Why does Ivanovich have to bring his sow before the court?

7. How does Kovalev think Podtochina is involved in the disappearance of his nose?

8. How does Ivanovich obtain the stack of letters?

9. How does Kovalev react when his nose returns?

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

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