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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the servants of Madame Korobotcha died?
(a) 112.
(b) 3.
(c) 86.
(d) 18.

2. Whom does Tchitchikov tell Sobakevitch he likes the most of everyone he has met?
(a) The police chief.
(b) Manilov.
(c) The governor.
(d) The vice-governor.

3. For how much does Sobakevitch initially want to see his dead souls?
(a) 500 rubles.
(b) 25 rubles.
(c) 200 rubles.
(d) 100 rubles.

4. What distinguishable characteristic does the narrator point out about the women of N?
(a) They will not speak unless spoken to.
(b) They like to argue.
(c) They wash their clothes very often.
(d) They take unusual care in their word choices.

5. What day of the week does Tchitchikov bathe?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Friday.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the women of N. often use as visiting cards?

3. During what time does Dead Souls take place?

4. What color is Tchitchikov's leather trunk?

5. How are most of the women of N shaped?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Petrushka smell bad?

2. How does the narrator describe Nozdroyov's character?

3. Why do the people of N. take such an interest in Tchitchikov?

4. Why does Madame Korobotcha sell her souls to Tchitchikov?

5. How does Tchitchikov end up at Madame Korobotcha's house?

6. Describe Plyushkin's appearance.

7. How does Tchitchikov spend his first day in N?

8. How does Sobakevitch speak about the people with whom Tchitchikov has become friends?

9. Why is everyone in town talking about Tchitchikov at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 8?

10. What does Tchitchikov ask the servant at the hotel?

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