Question

1. what worries ivan the most about the nose?

a. he does not know how it got in the bread.
b. it belongs to a government official.
c. he doesn’t know whose it is.
d. his wife wants to hide it.

1. how does ivan’s wife react when the nose is discovered?

a. she insists that ivan report the nose to the police at once.
b. she accuses ivan of cutting off a customer’s nose.
c. she protests that ivan has now ruined his excellent reputation.
d. she fears that ivan will be reported to the police.

1. which paragraph best corresponds with the illustration next to paragraph 24?

a. paragraph 14
b. paragraph 15
c. paragraph 20
d. paragraph 26

1. why does the sentry delay ivan?

a. he asks ivan to move along.
b. he asks ivan whom he is going to shave.
c. he sees ivan standing on the bridge.
d. he sees ivan drop something in the street.

1. what statement would be included in an objective summary of the passage?

a. ivan is a barber who cut off a clients nose and threw it into the river.
b. ivan is an unkempt barber who cut off a clients nose and threw it into the river because he was fearful of his wife.
c. after eating too much bread, ivan shaved off a client’s nose, panicked and threw it at a police officer.
d. after arguing with his wife, ivan the barber bribed a police office in order not to get arrested.

Explanation:

Question 1

To solve this, we analyze the context (likely from "The Nose" by Gogol). Ivan is a barber who finds a nose in bread. The key worry is the nose belonging to a government official (Kovalyov), as this could bring trouble. Option A: Not knowing how it got in bread is a concern but not the biggest. Option C: He does know (or realizes) it’s the official’s. Option D: Wife’s desire to hide is secondary. So B is correct.

From the story, when the nose is found, Ivan’s wife fears Ivan will be reported to the police (due to the nose being a government official’s). Option A: She doesn’t insist on reporting. Option B: She doesn’t accuse him of cutting it off (he accidentally shaved it). Option C: Reputation isn’t the main concern; legal trouble is. So D is correct.

This requires matching the illustration (not shown, but in "The Nose" context, paragraph 26 likely corresponds to the illustration near paragraph 24, as the story’s progression: paragraph 26 may relate to the scene. Alternatively, if the illustration is of the nose’s journey, paragraph 26 aligns. So D is correct.

Answer:

B. It belongs to a government official.

Question 2