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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. Who does Prirogov dream the young could have been?

2. Who brings Kovalev his nose?

3. What kind of animal is Medgi?

4. Where does Ivan say he is going when the policeman stops him?

5. What does Schiller say Hoffman takes too much of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Nikiforovich say to Ivanovich in court?

3. Describe the narrator of the story.

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

5. How does Ivanovich become King Ferdinand III?

6. What advice did Chartov's professor give him?

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

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

9. How does Kovalev react when his nose returns?

10. How does Ivanovich obtain the stack of letters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the short story the Nose.

1) How does Gogol use satire in the story to create meaning?

2) How does the satire relate to 19th century Russian society?

Essay Topic 2

How do the students think Ivan developed his social fear in Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and his Aunt? How does Gogol use the other characters to accentuate Ivan's vulnerabilities?

Essay Topic 3

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

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