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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Tchitchikov go to work as soon as his schooling is over?
(a) The Palace of Judgment.
(b) The Palace of Truth.
(c) The Palace of Justice.
(d) The Palace of Liberty.

2. What does Sofia say is no longer in style?
(a) Empire waists.
(b) Flounces.
(c) Festoons.
(d) Checks.

3. How old is Andrey when he goes away to school?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

4. How long does the laborer say it will take to fix the chaise?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

5. What is Skudronzhoglo's first name?
(a) Voladya.
(b) Konstantin.
(c) Mikhail.
(d) Rolan.

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

7. What does Tchitchikov compare his life to when introducing himself to the general?
(a) A Greek god.
(b) A horse locked in a stable.
(c) A chaise led by wolves.
(d) A ship in stormy seas.

8. Who helps Tchitchikov get out of prison?
(a) Vassilyevitch.
(b) Hlobuev.
(c) Platon.
(d) Pyetuh.

9. How much money does Vassilyevitch have?
(a) 800,000 rubles.
(b) 10 million rubles.
(c) 1 billion rubles.
(d) 3 million rubles.

10. Why does Tchitchikov really want to buy dead souls?
(a) To practice black magic.
(b) To be able to purchase land.
(c) To impress a woman.
(d) To give as gifts.

11. How does Platon seem to feel about life?
(a) He is bored with it.
(b) He loves it.
(c) He hates it.
(d) He constantly worries about his life.

12. From whose house is Tchitchikov banned?
(a) Manilov.
(b) The president.
(c) The city clerk.
(d) The governor.

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

14. Where is Tchitchikov when he runs into Vassilyevitch?
(a) The bank.
(b) The barber.
(c) The tailor.
(d) The grocer.

15. What is Andrey's housekeeper fond of?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Figurines.
(c) Sweets.
(d) Cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tchitchikov borrow money?

2. What does Andrey wear most of the time?

3. What is the relationship between Platon and Skudronzhoglo?

4. What does the narrator compare Russia to?

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

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