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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a voice off stage say?

2. What does Luka drop on the floor?

3. What does Khlestakov address Marya as?

4. What does the Governor say everything is to woman?

5. What do the merchants want from Khlestakov?

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

What is a soliloquy? When and why is it used? How does Gogol use soliloquies in his play?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the play's dialogue. How does Gogol's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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