The Overcoat Quizzes

The Overcoat Quiz 1

1 What is the form of "The Overcoat"?
Poem

Play

Short story

Novel
2 Where is the story set?
Moscow

Yekaterinburg

Vladivostok

St Petersburg
3 Who is the author?
Fyodor Dostoevsky

Leo Tolstoy

Anton Chekhov

Nikolai Gogol
4 What language was the story written in?
Russian

Polish

German

French
5 What year was "The Overcoat" published?
1967

1842

1936

2001
6 The title refers to
A book that a character reads

A dream that the character has

A joke between the character and his coworkers

A coat that the character buys
7 The story is written in the
with multiple narrators

second person

third person

first person
8 When is Akaky born?
The 3rd of June

The 7th of January

The 23rd of March

The 18th of December
9 What was the name of Akaky's father?
Mikhail

Viktor

Ivan

Akaky
10 "The Overcoat" is best described as
Self-reflexive

Very old

Serious

Traditional
11 The story is often concerned with
How to be a successful artist

What attracts people to each other

The complications of family life

Social rank
12 The narrator makes a direct address to
Petrovich

Akaky

The important person

The reader
13 What color is Akaky's hair?
Somewhat brown

Somewhat orange

Somewhat red

Somewhat blonde
14 Which is a name that Akaky's mother rejects before settling on Akaky?
Sergei

Alexei

Arina

Khozdazat
15 Akaky is best described as
Modest and poor

Unfailingly honest

Tremendously rich

Extremely ill
16 What does Akaky always have in his hat?
Watermelon rinds

Pieces of old newspaper

Crumbs from dinner

Bird feathers
17 What best describes the tone of the story?
Serious

Comic

Somber

Lyrical
18 Who does Akaky live with?
A cat

His wife

His sister

Nobody
19 What do Akaky's coworkers say about his coat?
They do not talk to Akaky

They pretend it is a dressing gown

They say it is magnificent

They call it a housecoat
20 Akaky speaks in a way that is extremely
Articulate

Clear

Unclear

Loud
21 How is Akaky described?
Full of false modesty

Pure-hearted

Extremely generous towards others

Arrogant
22 The attitude of the fellow clerks to Akaky is best described as
Respectful

Fond

Fond

Cruel
23 What does Akaky love most in the world?
Talking to his landlady

Going out drinking

Spending time with his cat

Copying work
24 In the street, Akaky tends to
Pay no attention to his surroundings

Wave to strangers

Walk very quickly

Talk loudly to himself
25 Akaky most enjoys copying letters
To important people

When they are beautifully written

Because he cannot read

Because he thinks it is important work

In paragraph 1, the author describes behavior that “is customary amongst wellbred officials.” How is this description important to the passage?

Excerpt from “The Overcoat” By Nikolai Gogol 1842 Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) was a Russian novelist and short story writer. In this excerpt from Gogol’s short story “The Overcoat,” a hard-working man is harassed by his coworkers. As you read, take...

Asked by rictavia f #1152008

Answered by arijan a #1326992 on 11/9/2023 8:36 PM