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

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

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

4. Where does Fidele bite Ivanovich?
(a) On the hand.
(b) On the knee.
(c) On the backside.
(d) On the calf.

5. What is the name of the young artist in this story?
(a) Davina.
(b) Piskarev.
(c) Nevsky.
(d) Myskin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Ivanovich wait for the government official's daughter?

3. How does Ivan destroy Nikiforovich's goose pen?

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

5. What does Yakovlevich find in the middle of his bread?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ivanonich insult Nikiforovich at the beginning of the story?

3. How does Kovalev react when his nose returns?

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

5. What does Ivanovich find out about in the letters?

6. Describe the narrator of the story.

7. What is Pythagor's social standing?

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

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

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

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