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

2. What part of his body does Piskarev cut?
(a) His ear.
(b) His hair.
(c) His throat.
(d) His nose.

3. Why is Kovalev angry when the clerk offers him snuff?
(a) He is a better class of man.
(b) He is not a drug addict.
(c) He has no money.
(d) He has no nose.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why have the general and his friends arrived at Phythagor's house?

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

3. What is Pirogov's rank?

4. What is the name of the bridge from which Ivan drops the nose?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ivanovich become King Ferdinand III?

3. What does Nikiforovich say to Ivanovich in court?

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

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

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

7. How does Ivanovich obtain the stack of letters?

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

9. How do the regiment change the town?

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

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