Question

Read this passage from "The Nose":

"All very fine, but how am I to go on without a nose?" answered Kovaloff. "There is nothing worse than that. How can I show myself with such a villainous appearance? I go into good society, and this evening I am invited to two parties. I know several ladies, Madame Tchektyriev, the wife of a state-councillor, Madame Podtotchina although after what she has done, I don't want to have anything to do with her except through the agency of the police. I beg you," continued Kovaloff in a supplicating tone, "find some way or other of replacing it; even if it is not quite firm, as long as it holds at all; I can keep it in place sometimes with my hand, whenever there is any risk. Besides, I do not even dance, so that it is not likely to be injured by any sudden movement. As to your fee, be in no anxiety about that; I can well afford it.

"Nikolai Gogol, "The Nose"

What can you infer about Kovaloff from his actions in the passage?

A. That he cares too much about his appearance
B. That he is sorry for causing his nose to disappear
C. That he is sorry to put the doctor to so much trouble
D. That he is starting to have trouble breathing

Answer 1

I'm pretty sure that the answer is A. That he cares too much about his appearance

Answer 2

A. That he cares too much about his appearance.

What is care?

The term "care" means to have regard, affection, or consideration, being protective.

What is appearance?

The term "appearance" means the act or an instance of appearing, as to the eye, before the public, etc.

"All very fine, but how am I to go on without a nose?" answered Kovaloff. "There is nothing worse than that. How can I show myself with such a villainous appearance? Through these sentences we can acknowledge that how worried he is about his appearance which is not that good cause of his nose, as per his thinking. As, he thinks it gives him a look of a villain or someone really disgusting.

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