How great was kovaloff's terror and astonishment when
he saw that it was his own nose!
at this extraordinary sight, everything seemed to turn
round with him. he felt as though he could hardly keep
upright on his legs; but, though trembling all over as
though with fever, he resolved to wait till the nose should
return to the carriage. after about two minutes the nose
actually came out again. it wore a gold-embroidered
uniform with a stiff, high collar, trousers of chamois
leather, and a sword hung at its side. the hat, adorned with
a plume, showed that it held the rank of a state-councillor,
it was obvious that it was paying "duty. calls." it looked
round on both sides, called to the coachman "drive on,"
and got into the carriage, which drove away
- nikolai gogol, "the nose"
which element in this passage from "the nose" is typical of the genre of
magical realism?
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a. kovaloff is jealous of the nose and wants to take its place as
state councillor
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b. kovaloff is surprised but doesn't question why the nose is able to
walk around
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c. the nose doesn't stop to speak with kovaloff but simply drives
away quickly
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d. the nose is dressed as a heroic figure and is really the protagonist
of the story