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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Living Relic by Ivan Turgenev.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the stationmaster ask about his daughter's whereabouts as this person is snuffing out candles?
(a) The friar.
(b) The candle maker.
(c) The nun.
(d) The sexton.

2. What does Lukerya ask Pyotr Petrovich if he remembers as he is leaving the bee hut?
(a) Her red slippers.
(b) Her strong arms.
(c) Her gold dress.
(d) Her long braid.

3. Major Kovalyov's face is described as ____ where his nose used to be.
(a) Smooth as a pancake.
(b) Two holes.
(c) Tough as a board.
(d) A large moon.

4. What does the police inspector prefer to everything else in "The Nose"?
(a) Manicures.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) A compliment.
(d) A bank note.

5. What does Ivan Yakovlevich want for breakfast when he wakes up on March 25th?
(a) A bowl of oatmeal.
(b) Blini with caviar and cream.
(c) Tea and latkes.
(d) Hot bread with onion.

Short Answer Questions

1. The clerk at the newspaper office says that the loss of Major Kovalyov's nose is (a) _____ business.

2. To whom is Lukerya betrothed when she is a young girl?

3. What are Pyotr Petrovich and his friend hunting for?

4. What language are the verses in that tell the story on the stationmaster's wall?

5. What does the newspaper clerk offer Major Kovalyov as he is leaving his office?

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