The Government Inspector Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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The Government Inspector Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 100 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 does Governor tell Khlestakov he has come to present?

2. Where is Zemlianika?

3. What does Khlestakov say was excellent?

4. What does the Governor say he was dreaming of the night before?

5. What does the governor not want Ivanovich's patients to be doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Mayor react when the Chief of Police tells him he is wearing a hat box on his head instead of his hat?

2. What does the Mayor promise to God?

3. How do the Mayor and Anna react to Osip telling them that his master likes to hear that he is treated well?

4. Why does Khlestakov say he wants to borrow money from the Judge?

5. Why does everyone run out of the Mayor's house so quickly?

6. What does Osip complain about?

7. How does Anna try to put down Maria?

8. How does the Mayor excuse his behavior?

9. How do the Merchants react to the Mayor's anger?

10. What does Osip tell Khlestakov about the Landlord?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR is a satire.

1) What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

In what way did the the play help to set the template for similar satires? Does modern literature still use the ideas Gogol uses in THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR?

Essay Topic 2

How does Gogol structure the play? In what way is the play structured differently from other plays? How does the play's structure contribute to the play's themes and humor?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does Gogol use character and setting to express these themes?

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