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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. What does Kovalev see emerge from the carriage outside the pastry shop?

2. What is Ivan Yakovlevich's job?

3. What does Chartov try to paint after he sees the young artist's work?

4. Who does the blond girl marry in this story?

5. What does Schiller say Hoffman takes too much of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do people react to the paintings in the art shop in Shchukin market?

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

4. Describe Nevsky Prospect?

5. What advice did Chartov's professor give him?

6. Describe the narrator of the story.

7. How does Pirogov get beaten up in this story?

8. Describe Piskarev's dream about the girl?

9. Describe the painting Chartkov buys from the art shop.

10. How does Ivanovich become King Ferdinand III?

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 the following and examine it what expresses about mid 19th century society Russia.

1. The use of the devil as a character.

2. The representation of normal people and life

3. Madness.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role religion plays in the stories.

1. What does Gogol express about religion in his stories?

2. What part has religion played in religion society and how is it different from religion in America?

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