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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Gorobets bring Katerina and her baby for protection?

2. What does Ivan join at the age of 17?

3. Who does most of the old couple's work on the farm?

4. Where does Basavruik say he will meet Peter at midnight?

5. What is the name of Katerina's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pulkeria's life change when her cat disappears?

2. What bad things do the villagers say the witch did when she was alive?

3. How does Grigory react when Ivan asks him about signing over the deed?

4. Describe the old couple's life on the farm?

5. Why is Katerina so frightened as she travels home with her husband?

6. How does Katerina die in this story?

7. How does Valuka gain possession of the devil's shoes?

8. How does Pytor cope with his role in the murder of Ivas?

9. What is remarkable about Afanasy's house?

10. What does Pytor have to do before he marries Pidorka?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of Gogol's previous works and contrast it with the The Collected Tales in terms of the following:

1. Style.

2. Structure.

3. Themes.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the short story the Nose.

1) How does Gogol use satire in the story to create meaning?

2) How does the satire relate to 19th century Russian society?

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