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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 kind of animal is Medgi?

2. Who brings Kovalev his nose?

3. What does Yakovlevich find in the middle of his bread?

4. What does Chartov try to paint after he sees the young artist's work?

5. Why does Kovalev think Podtochina has cast a spell on him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the regiment change the town?

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

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

4. How does Ivanovich become King Ferdinand III?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What does the short story collection express about Gogol's own opinions of life? How has the short stories been organized to communicate a consistent point of view? Are their any other short stories that contradict what Gogol expresses in this collection?

Essay Topic 3

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

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