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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter 3 (pages 39-60).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tchitchikov accuse Selifan of in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Being drunk.
(b) Being overly angry.
(c) Being a traitor.
(d) Being asleep.

2. What does the narrator note is unusual about Tchitchikov's hotel room?
(a) Children's books on the shelf.
(b) A painting of a nymph.
(c) Orange ceilings.
(d) Only one window.

3. What piece of furniture is unfinished in Manilov's study?
(a) Desk.
(b) Tapestries.
(c) Armchairs.
(d) Rugs.

4. What does Madame Korobotcha have pictures of on the walls?
(a) Birds.
(b) Landscapes.
(c) Women.
(d) Greek gods.

5. Which horse does Selifan become angry with?
(a) The bay.
(b) The quarter horse.
(c) The dapple-grey.
(d) The Appaloosa.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what time is it when Tchitchikov wakes up when he spends the night at Madame Korobotcha's?

2. How far does Manilov say his house is from town?

3. How old is Manilov's oldest child?

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

5. Why are the townspeople interested in Tchitchikov?

(see the answer key)

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