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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter 2 (pages 286 - 295).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Tchitchikov and Selifan hear while traveling in the rain that makes them realize they have reached a village?
(a) A barking dog.
(b) A singing bird.
(c) A meowing cat.
(d) A braying mule.

2. What talent of the governor's impresses Tchitchikov?
(a) Singing.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Embroidering.
(d) Carpentry.

3. What does Tchitchikov tell Andrey he is missing?
(a) A best friend.
(b) The right tools to keep up his land.
(c) A wife.
(d) Proper control of his serfs.

4. Who drops dead while thinking about Tchitchikov and the rumors around him?
(a) The postmaster.
(b) The prosecutor.
(c) The city clerk.
(d) The police chief.

5. Where does Sobakevitch tell Tchitchikov he should not go?
(a) To find the young girl he met.
(b) To the prison to see Nozdroyov.
(c) To Plyushkin's house.
(d) To his serf graveyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the general doing at the end of Part 2, Chapter 2?

2. How much does the president believe a good steward costs?

3. How have many of Sobakevitch's souls died?

4. How long does it take Tchitchikov to get to the general's house?

5. Why does Andrey leave the general's house?

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