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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Nose by Nikolay Gogol.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Major Kovalyov go to the newspaper office?
(a) To get a job.
(b) To see if his nose has reported him missing.
(c) To put out an advertisement for his lost nose.
(d) To get a subscription.

2. Where does Ivan Yakovlevich go to dispose of the nose he finds in his bread?
(a) Anichkin Bridge.
(b) Dolya Bridge.
(c) St. Isaac's Bridge.
(d) Police Bridge.

3. Where does Major Kovalyov confront his lost nose?
(a) Balshoi Theater.
(b) Kirov Cathedral.
(c) Kazan Cathedral.
(d) Nevsky Theater.

4. What jewelry is often given to the stationmaster's daughter by ladies who pass through the station?
(a) Necklaces.
(b) Rings.
(c) Earrings.
(d) Brooches.

5. What is the name given to the station where the stationmaster and his daughter live?
(a) Stop 7.
(b) Station Y.
(c) Station X.
(d) Line 45.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where is Ivan Yakovlevich trying to escape when he is apprehended by the police?

2. Whom does the stationmaster ask about his daughter's whereabouts as this person is snuffing out candles?

3. In "The Nose", who is the head clerk in the Senate?

4. To what variety of collegiate assessors does Major Kovalyov belong?

5. What does the narrator hope will loosen the stationmaster's tongue with regard to the whereabouts of his daughter?

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