View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the men have to unbutton their uniforms?
(a) They have want to fight.
(b) They have eaten too much.
(c) They feel hot.
(d) They want to show off their tattoos.

2. What does Schiller want Hoffman to cut off?
(a) His ear.
(b) His thumb.
(c) His pinky.
(d) His nose.

3. What event does the Police Chief arrange?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A fair.
(d) A dinner party.

4. Who viists Ivanovich immediately after the court case?
(a) The Mayor.
(b) The Judge.
(c) The Police Chief.
(d) Nikiforovich.

5. What does Ivanovich steal from the dog's bed?
(a) Money.
(b) Letters.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal is Medgi?

2. What part of his body does Piskarev cut?

3. What does Yakovlevich find in the middle of his bread?

4. Where does Pythagor hide?

5. What is the name of the girl Ivanovich is in love with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ivanovich become King Ferdinand III?

2. What does Nikiforovich say to Ivanovich in court?

3. How does Ivan Yakovlevich find Kovalev's nose?

4. How is Pythagor embarrassed at the end of the story?

5. What does Piskarev visualize when he takes the opium?

6. What was the town of B like before the regiment arrived?

7. Describe the narrator of the story.

8. How does Ivan dispose of Kovalev's nose?

9. Why does Ivanovich have to bring his sow before the court?

10. How does Kovalev react when his nose returns?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 654 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample