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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter 9 (pages 181- 199).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Plyushkin's son?
(a) He dies.
(b) He becomes a soldier.
(c) He goes to prison.
(d) He marries down.

2. What do the women of N. often use as visiting cards?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Napkins.
(c) Their husbands' business cards.
(d) Void checks.

3. What does Plyushkin wish he had given Tchitchikov after he leaves?
(a) A bottle of wine.
(b) A dozen eggs.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) A loaf of bread.

4. What does Nozdroyov tell everyone at the police chief's ball?
(a) That Tchitchikov deals in dead souls.
(b) That Tchitchikov is already married.
(c) That Tchitchikov killed all of his serfs.
(d) That Tchitchikov consorts with criminals.

5. What type of pest does Tchitchikov see on the clock in Plyushkin's house?
(a) An ant.
(b) A spider.
(c) A fly.
(d) A roach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tchitchikov order for dinner in Part 1: Chapter 4?

2. How old is Manilov's youngest child?

3. Why does Sofia begin to defend herself to Anna?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 8, why do people become more attracted to Tchitchikov?

5. Why does Manilov sell Tchitchikov his dead souls?

(see the answer key)

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