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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter 1 (pages 255- 285).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nozdroyov try to get Tchitchikov to buy?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Pocket watch.
(c) A dog.
(d) A necklace.

2. What has Nozdroyov been doing when he meets with Tchitchikov?
(a) Praying.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Riding his horse.

3. Who does Andrey think Tchitchikov is when first meeting him?
(a) A tax collector.
(b) A government official.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A criminal.

4. What do townspeople worry will happen with Tchitchikov's new souls?
(a) They will revolt.
(b) They will be immoral.
(c) They will be lazy.
(d) They will be impossible to feed.

5. Who does the girl Tchitchikov runs into with his chaise turn out to be?
(a) The police chief's sister.
(b) The postmaster's niece.
(c) The president's wife.
(d) The governor's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes into Nozdroyov's house looking for him?

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

3. What distinguishable characteristic does the narrator point out about the women of N?

4. Whom does Tchitchikov tell Nozdroyov he wants to impress?

5. What does Nozdroyov tell his servants to do to Tchitchikov?

(see the answer key)

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