The Nose — Questions and answers

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What did the barber Ivan Yakovlevich intend to do with the cloth-wrapped bundle on the Isaac Bridge?

Choices

  1. He intended to give it to a passerby.
  2. He planned to throw it into the cold river. ✓
  3. He wanted to show it to the police officers.
  4. He hoped to hide it under the bridge.

Answer: He planned to throw it into the cold river.

From page 1

What did Ivan Yakovlevich discover in his bread?

Choices

  1. He found a small stone in his bread.
  2. He found a piece of metal in his bread.
  3. He found a nose in his bread. ✓
  4. He found a button in his bread.

Answer: He found a nose in his bread.

From page 2

What did Collegiate Assessor Kovalyov discover when he looked in his mirror?

Choices

  1. He saw a large pimple on his nose.
  2. He saw a new facial feature had appeared.
  3. He saw his reflection was distorted.
  4. He saw a perfectly smooth, flat patch of skin where his nose should be. ✓

Answer: He saw a perfectly smooth, flat patch of skin where his nose should be.

From page 3

In Nikolai Gogol's 'The Nose', what rank was the gentleman in the gold-embroidered uniform who stepped out of the carriage?

Choices

  1. The gentleman was a State Councillor. ✓
  2. The gentleman was a police officer.
  3. The gentleman was a valet.
  4. The gentleman was a Major.

Answer: The gentleman was a State Councillor.

From page 4

Where did Kovalyov follow the Nose after it left the grand house?

Choices

  1. Kovalyov followed the Nose to a police station.
  2. Kovalyov followed the Nose to his own apartment.
  3. Kovalyov followed the Nose into the magnificent Kazan Cathedral. ✓
  4. Kovalyov followed the Nose to a newspaper office.

Answer: Kovalyov followed the Nose into the magnificent Kazan Cathedral.

From page 5

In Nikolai Gogol's 'The Nose', why did the newspaper clerk refuse to print Collegiate Assessor Kovalyov's advertisement?

Choices

  1. The clerk believed the advertisement was too strange and would damage their reputation. ✓
  2. The clerk believed the advertisement was too expensive to print.
  3. The clerk believed the advertisement was too short.
  4. The clerk believed the advertisement was too personal.

Answer: The clerk believed the advertisement was too strange and would damage their reputation.

From page 6

How was Kovalyov's nose apprehended by the police inspector?

Choices

  1. It was discovered hiding in Kovalyov's apartment.
  2. It was caught trying to sell goods at a market.
  3. It was found wandering the streets of St. Petersburg.
  4. It was apprehended attempting to board the mail coach for Riga with a fraudulent passport. ✓

Answer: It was apprehended attempting to board the mail coach for Riga with a fraudulent passport.

From page 7

In Nikolai Gogol's 'The Nose', what did Collegiate Assessor Kovalyov hear people gossiping about in the shopping arcade?

Choices

  1. He heard people gossiping about a political event.
  2. He heard people gossiping about a local scandal.
  3. He heard people gossiping about his missing nose. ✓
  4. He heard people gossiping about a new fashion trend.

Answer: He heard people gossiping about his missing nose.

From page 8

On what date did Kovalyov's nose return?

Choices

  1. Kovalyov's nose returned on the morning of March 15th.
  2. Kovalyov's nose returned on the morning of April 7th. ✓
  3. Kovalyov's nose returned on the morning of June 20th.
  4. Kovalyov's nose returned on the morning of May 1st.

Answer: Kovalyov's nose returned on the morning of April 7th.

From page 9

On which street was Major Kovalyov seen strolling after his nose returned?

Choices

  1. Major Kovalyov was seen strolling on Nevsky Prospekt. ✓
  2. Major Kovalyov was seen strolling on Isaac Bridge.
  3. Major Kovalyov was seen strolling on a quiet side street.
  4. Major Kovalyov was seen strolling near the Kazan Cathedral.

Answer: Major Kovalyov was seen strolling on Nevsky Prospekt.

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