What does Major Kovaloff believe happened to his nose? A. Ivan Jakovlevitch cut it off at his shaving parlor.

B. The state councillor seized it as part of an investigation.

C. It was accidentally cut off in a duel the night before.

D. Madame Podtotchina used witchcraft to make it disappear.

Which statement best explains how the setting affects the meaning of the story? a. the water and wave motif conveys the queasy feeling the narrator has when walking alone at night. b. the firefly light conveys a feeling of nostalgia for long summer evenings spent with family. c. the phrase whispering and murmurs" suggests that the main character has fits of madness. d. the comparison of the street to a graveyard suggests that something is terribly wrong with society.