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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Anna married?
(a) The blacksmith.
(b) The public prosecutor.
(c) The grocer.
(d) The minister.

2. Who is the man that sells Tchitchikov his land?
(a) Hlobuev.
(b) Feofan.
(c) Melor.
(d) Vova.

3. Why is Nozdroyov not a reliable source?
(a) He is often too drunk to remember things.
(b) He makes up stories.
(c) He is gullible and believes everything he hears.
(d) He has a medical condition making him forget things.

4. What does Skudronzhoglo share with Tchitchikov over dinner?
(a) A plan to sell his dead souls.
(b) What he has done to accumulate his wealth.
(c) His marital issues.
(d) Stories about the general.

5. Why does Selifan not have the chaise ready for Tchitchikov?
(a) The harnesses have come off.
(b) Selifan ran the chaise into a tree.
(c) A wheel is broken.
(d) An axel is broken.

6. Why is Tchitchikov imprisoned?
(a) Murder.
(b) Public drunkenness.
(c) Tampering with the dead.
(d) Forging papers.

7. How far away is the general's house from Andrey's house?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 7 miles.
(c) 13 miles.
(d) 1 mile.

8. What color dressing gown is the general wearing when Tchitchikov first visits him?
(a) Crimson.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Coral.
(d) Apricot.

9. Where do Platon and Tchitchikov go during Part 2, Chapter 3?
(a) To buy a new chaise.
(b) To the bank.
(c) To the house of Platon's sister.
(d) To the house of Pyetuh's neighbor.

10. How much money does Tchitchikov make per year at his first job?
(a) 35 rubles.
(b) 45 rubles.
(c) 50 rubles.
(d) 60 rubles.

11. How does Platon plan to be entertained?
(a) By playing in a band.
(b) By opening a shop in town.
(c) By traveling with Tchitchikov.
(d) By purchasing more souls.

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

13. How many Corinthian columns are outside the general's house?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

14. How many bottles of champagne does Tchitchikov drink with the man he buys land from?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

15. What is the general doing at the end of Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Kissing his wife.
(c) Crying.
(d) Drinking milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tchitchikov tell the general that Andrey is writing about?

2. What is the name of the woman Andrey wants to marry?

3. What does the narrator compare Russia to?

4. What is Andrey's housekeeper fond of?

5. Why does Tchitchikov really want to buy dead souls?

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