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

2. What kind of robes did the old money lender wear?
(a) African robes.
(b) Asian robes.
(c) Royal robes.
(d) Parisian robes.

3. Why do the men have to unbutton their uniforms?
(a) They have want to fight.
(b) They want to show off their tattoos.
(c) They have eaten too much.
(d) They feel hot.

4. What do the men say will happen to Ivanovich if he refers to himself as the King of Spain?
(a) They will throw a party for him.
(b) They will crown him.
(c) They will beat him.
(d) They will kill him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lights the lamps on Nevsky Prospect?

2. Who does the blond girl marry in this story?

3. What is the name of the young artist who looks in the art shop?

4. What does Ivanovich steal from the dog's bed?

5. What is the name of the young artist in this story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Nikiforovich say to Ivanovich in court?

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

5. Describe Nevsky Prospect?

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

7. How do the regiment change the town?

8. How does Chartokov's life change when he becomes rich?

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

10. What was the town of B like before the regiment arrived?

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