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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter 5 (pages 351 - 384).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Andrey quit his job in Petersburg?
(a) He realizes he does not need the money.
(b) He grows angry with his supervisor.
(c) He is stealing and leaves before he is caught.
(d) He moves to a different city.

2. Why does Captain Kopeykin become angry and disappear?
(a) He comes home from war to find his wife has left him.
(b) He is considered a war criminal for torturing a man.
(c) He is not given a pension.
(d) He is asked to fight in another war.

3. How old is Manilov's youngest child?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

4. Where do all the townspeople meet at the end of Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) The police chief's house.
(b) At the governor's house.
(c) The government building.
(d) In the hotel lobby.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Tchitchikov tell the general his uncle might leave his house?

2. How many children does Plyushkin's wife give him?

3. What has Nozdroyov been doing when he meets with Tchitchikov?

4. How much money does Tchitchikov want to pay for the land he buys?

5. What subject is the postmaster interested in?

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