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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The young man who dies of "complications" goes to which doctor before he dies?
(a) Vasiliev.
(b) Eck.
(c) Schultz.
(d) Botkin.

2. Who does Pyotr Petrovich say is the woman who takes up the sword in the story Lukerya tells?
(a) Joan of Arc.
(b) Catherine the Great.
(c) The Lady of Avalon.
(d) Lady Godiva.

3. With what does Ivan Ivanovich begin his thinking appropriate thoughts while sitting on the tombstone?
(a) His priest.
(b) Cleaning his mother's house.
(c) The Moscow Exhibition.
(d) Saving money.

4. Who asks Ivan Ivanovich if he will ever be sober in "Bobok"?
(a) Maksim Markov.
(b) Georgi Pavlov.
(c) Evgeni Fomavich.
(d) Semyon Ardalyonovich.

5. What does the tailor's new wife say she will bring to the marriage in "The Clothesmender"?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Many children.
(c) Luck.
(d) A huge dowry.

6. Where is the Bishop sailing to in "The Three Hermits"?
(a) The Sakhalin Islands.
(b) The Kuril Islands.
(c) Crete.
(d) The Solovetsky Islands.

7. Who tells the merchant the story of the three hermits?
(a) A mercenary.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A fisherman.
(d) A missionary.

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

9. Gogol describes the doctor that Major Kovalyov goes to see as having pitch-black _____.
(a) Eyes.
(b) Pants.
(c) Sidewhiskers.
(d) Boots.

10. What language are the verses in that tell the story on the stationmaster's wall?
(a) Ukrainian.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) Arabic.

11. What does the Bishop teach the three hermits to recite?
(a) The Nicean Creed.
(b) The Holy Rosary.
(c) The Lord's Prayer.
(d) Hail Mary.

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

13. How does Pushkin describe the stationmaster?
(a) A busybody.
(b) As a veritable martyr.
(c) A beak-nosed charlatan.
(d) A large oaf.

14. What is the real last name of the occupant of Room One in "The Clothesmender"?
(a) Laputin.
(b) Vasilivich.
(c) Golitsyn.
(d) Markov.

15. What does the newspaper clerk offer Major Kovalyov as he is leaving his office?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A copy of Molière's "Cyrano de Bergerac".
(c) Bad advice.
(d) Snuff.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the three hermits doing when the Bishop spies them through a spyglass?

3. What story is depicted on the stationmaster's wall?

4. What does a friend of Ivan Ivanovich's say he thirsts to feel?

5. What does the tailor in "The Clothesmender" have a special gift for?

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