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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter 5 (pages 89-110).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What design is the wallpaper at Madame Korobotcha's estate?
(a) Plaid.
(b) Checkers.
(c) Stripes.
(d) Polka dots.

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

3. What does Sobakevitch tell Tchitchikov about Plyushkin?
(a) He is poor.
(b) He is a thief.
(c) He is cruel.
(d) He is effeminate.

4. What does Selifan do for Tchitchikov?
(a) He is the bellhop.
(b) He is the footman.
(c) He is the cook.
(d) He is the coachman.

5. How far does Manilov say his house is from town?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 30 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Tchitchikov meet with Nozdroyov in Part 1: Chapter 4?

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

4. Nozdroyov tells Tchitchikov he can have his dead souls free if he buys what from him?

5. What does Madame Korobotcha have pictures of on the walls?

(see the answer key)

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