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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 Nikiforovich call Ivan when he asks for his gun?
(a) A pig.
(b) A fang.
(c) A goose.
(d) A turkey.

2. Who does the blond girl marry in this story?
(a) Schiller.
(b) Pirogev.
(c) Piskarev.
(d) Deepak.

3. What does Schiller want Hoffman to cut off?
(a) His ear.
(b) His pinky.
(c) His thumb.
(d) His nose.

4. What is the name of the bridge from which Ivan drops the nose?
(a) St. Issac's Bridge.
(b) St. Clement's Bridge.
(c) St. George's Bridge.
(d) St. Francis's Bridge.

5. Why does Ivanoch think he has much to offer?
(a) He has saved money.
(b) He is noble.
(c) He works hard.
(d) He is intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What city in Spain does Ivanovich think he is living in?

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

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

5. Why is Kovalev angry when the clerk offers him snuff?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Ivanovich become King Ferdinand III?

4. What does Piskarev visualize when he takes the opium?

5. How do the regiment change the town?

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

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

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

9. Describe Nevsky Prospect?

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

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