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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 is the name of the bridge from which Ivan drops the nose?

2. What is the name of the market where the art shop is located?

3. Why do the men have to unbutton their uniforms?

4. What do the men step outside to do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kovalev react when his nose returns?

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

3. How do the regiment change the town?

4. How does Ivanovich obtain the stack of letters?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role religion plays in the stories.

1. What does Gogol express about religion in his stories?

2. What part has religion played in religion society and how is it different from religion in America?

Essay Topic 2

With the students, discuss how one of the stories have influenced popular culture. Has the short story been adapted into any modern forms such as film? Has the story ever been referenced in popular culture? How has that medium adapted the story to contemporary society? Following the discussion, have the students write an essay on the subject of popular culture.

Essay Topic 3

Gogol's short stories were hugely influential.

How did Gogol help change short story writing? In what way is his influence still felt today?

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