What is one possible theme of Nikolai Gogol's "The Nose"?A.A man's nose had an exciting adventure without him.B.People are often too focused on outward appearances.C.The nose is an important part of the human face.D.People who lose something really appreciate its return.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

One theme of Gogol's "The Nose" is that people do not remain satisfied with what they have. Which passage from the story best supports this theme?A.But all at once he recoiled as though scorched, for all at once he had remembered that he had not a nose on him, but nothing at all.B.Even joy grows less lively the next moment. And a moment later, again, it weakens further.C.Russia is so strange a country that, let one but say anything about any one Collegiate Assessor, and the rest . . . at once apply the remark to themselves . . .D.At the thought that the police might find the nose at his place, and arrest him, he felt frantic.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What tone does Nikolai Gogol use in "The Nose" that establishes the nose's disappearance as a fact rather than an extraordinary event?A.DreamyB.HilariousC.StraightforwardD.Gloomy

The Nose," by Nikolai Gogol. Then answer the question.Based on the first sentence of the story, what is the story's tone?A.OtherworldlyB.SuspensefulC.RomanticD.Matter-of-factSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What does the "nose" represent in "The Nose" by Gogol?A.Sensitivity and kindnessB.Appearance and prideC.Heritage and cultureD.Beauty and natureSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

How does Nikolai Gogol help readers achieve a suspension of disbelief in "The Nose"?A.By using ordinary language to describe the events surrounding the nose's disappearanceB.By focusing on the magical and supernatural elements associated with the noseC.By setting the story in a supernatural place and allowing the nose to be the most realistic elementD.By describing the nose using words or phrases that suggest a sense of the magicalSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS