"Whose nose have you cut off, you monster?" she screamed, her face red with anger. "You scoundrel! You tippler! I myself will report you to the police! Such a rascal! Many customers have told me that while you were shaving them, you held them so tight by the nose that they could hardly sit still."But Ivan Jakovlevitch was more dead than alive; he saw at once that this nose could belong to no other than to Kovaloff, a member of the Municipal Committee whom he shaved every Sunday and Wednesday.. . .And Ivan Jakovlevitch was silent. The thought that the police might find him in unlawful possession of a nose and arrest him, robbed him of all presence of mind. Already he began to have visions of a red collar with silver braid and of a sword and he trembled all over.Nikolai Gogol, "The Nose"What inference can you make from this passage from "The Nose"?A.That Ivan dislikes Kovaloff and is glad his nose was cut offB.That Kovaloff is a kind person and didn't deserve to lose his noseC.That Ivan's wife loves him and wishes he were a braver manD.That Ivan is often blamed for things that are not his faultSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

In "The Nose" by Nikolai Gogol, which statement is a piece of evidence that leads you to infer that Ivan Jakovlevitch is often blamed for things that are not his fault?A.He calls on Kovaloff and apologizes for cutting off his nose.B.He plans to get rid of the nose instead of giving it back to Kovaloff.C.He asks for his wife's forgiveness and tells her to call the police.D.He turns the nose into the police and is immediately arrested.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Where does Ivan Jakovlevitch find Major Kovaloff's nose?A.In his breakfast breadB.At the Isaac BridgeC.In his barbershopD.At the newspaper officeSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Who does Major Kovaloff blame for using witchcraft to make his nose disappear?A.Ivan JakovlevitchB.His valet, IvanC.Madame PodtotchinaD.The state councillorSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

"The Nose," by Nikolai Gogol. Then answer the question.Which excerpt from the passage best contributes to the amusing tone?A.He dressed himself and went at once to the police superintendent.B.Kovaloff, the member of the Municipal Committee, awoke fairly early that morning . . .C.He stretched himself, and told his valet to give him a little mirror which was on the table.D.Then he sprang out of bed, and shook himself violently! No, no nose any more!SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

In "The Nose" by Nikolai Gogol, after Kovaloff's nose disappears, what is his biggest worry?A.That Ivan won't give him his nose backB.That he will be passed over for a promotionC.That he will be forced to leave the cityD.That he will lose other parts of his body