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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter 4 (pages 61- 88).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tchitchikov order for dinner in Part 1: Chapter 4?
(a) Roasted duck.
(b) Borscht.
(c) Peas and cabbage.
(d) Sucking pig.

2. Who comes into Nozdroyov's house looking for him?
(a) The police-captain.
(b) His servant.
(c) A priest.
(d) His drug dealer.

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

4. During what time does Dead Souls take place?
(a) The 1400s.
(b) The 1800s.
(c) The 1500s.
(d) The 1900s.

5. What does Tchitchikov often say about Petrushka?
(a) He smells.
(b) He is ugly.
(c) He has a terrible voice.
(d) He is stupid.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which horse does Selifan become angry with?

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

4. What game does Tchitchikov and Nozdroyov play?

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

(see the answer key)

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