The Overcoat Quizzes

The Overcoat Quiz 1

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

Short story

Novel

Play
2 Where is the story set?
Yekaterinburg

St Petersburg

Vladivostok

Moscow
3 Who is the author?
Nikolai Gogol

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Leo Tolstoy

Anton Chekhov
4 What language was the story written in?
Polish

German

French

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

2001

1842

1936
6 The title refers to
A dream that the character has

A book that a character reads

A joke between the character and his coworkers

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

third person

second person

first person
8 When is Akaky born?
The 18th of December

The 3rd of June

The 23rd of March

The 7th of January
9 What was the name of Akaky's father?
Mikhail

Ivan

Viktor

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

Very old

Serious

Traditional
11 The story is often concerned with
Social rank

The complications of family life

What attracts people to each other

How to be a successful artist
12 The narrator makes a direct address to
The important person

Petrovich

Akaky

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

Somewhat orange

Somewhat brown

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

Arina

Khozdazat

Alexei
15 Akaky is best described as
Tremendously rich

Unfailingly honest

Modest and poor

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

Crumbs from dinner

Pieces of old newspaper

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

Serious

Comic

Somber
18 Who does Akaky live with?
A cat

His sister

Nobody

His wife
19 What do Akaky's coworkers say about his coat?
They pretend it is a dressing gown

They do not talk to Akaky

They call it a housecoat

They say it is magnificent
20 Akaky speaks in a way that is extremely
Loud

Clear

Unclear

Articulate
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

Cruel

Fond
23 What does Akaky love most in the world?
Spending time with his cat

Copying work

Talking to his landlady

Going out drinking
24 In the street, Akaky tends to
Walk very quickly

Wave to strangers

Talk loudly to himself

Pay no attention to his surroundings
25 Akaky most enjoys copying letters
Because he cannot read

To important people

Because he thinks it is important work

When they are beautifully written

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