Dead Souls | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Part One: Chapter 1, (pages 5-18)

1. During what time does Dead Souls take place?

2. What is the name of the town that Tchitchikov visits at the beginning of the novel?

3. Why are the townspeople interested in Tchitchikov?

4. With how many servants does Tchitchikov travel?

5. What does Selifan do for Tchitchikov?

6. What does Petrushka do for Tchitchikov?

7. What does Tchitchikov ask the servant at the hotel about?

8. What is Tchitchikov's first name?

9. Where is Tchitchikov invited to dine after becoming popular?

10. How old is Nozdroyov?

11. What color is Tchitchikov's leather trunk?

12. What does the narrator note is unusual about Tchitchikov's hotel room?