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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country is known as little Russia?

2. Why does Ivan's aunt say she can longer take care of the family estate?

3. What is the name of the main character in this story?

4. Who does most of the old couple's work on the farm?

5. What do Ukrainians call the Chief of the Gnomes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ivan have to retire from the regiment?

2. Why do the devil and the witch want to cause problems between Valuka and Choub?

3. What is the curse that Petro had put upon him?

4. How does Katerina's father injure Danilo in this story?

5. How does Valuka gain possession of the devil's shoes?

6. What is Ivan Fyodorovich like as a student?

7. Describe Ivan's time in the regiment?

8. Describe the old couple's life on the farm?

9. How does Katerina die in this story?

10. Why does Khoma have to say an eulogy for the cossack's daughter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Gogol say about pride? How does he use story elements such as characterization to express his view?

Essay Topic 2

Compare one of the stories characters to the person he was at the beginning of the story to how he is at the end.

1. What did that character hope to achieve at the beginning of the story?

2. What events changes the characters ideas about life?

3. How has that character changed by the end of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two characters, and write an essay comparing and contrasting them.

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