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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the one physical flaw of the general's daughter?
(a) She is too thin.
(b) She is too short.
(c) She has gray hair.
(d) She is too plump.

2. What are the names of Anna's dogs?
(a) Bambi and Butterbean.
(b) Scarlet and Ivana.
(c) Adele and Potpourri.
(d) Fluffy and Alice.

3. What is Tchitchikov doing when Nozdroyov comes into his room?
(a) Tying his shoes.
(b) Hanging a painting.
(c) Pouring tea.
(d) Shaving.

4. Who does Andrey think Tchitchikov is when first meeting him?
(a) A government official.
(b) A criminal.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A tax collector.

5. Who tries to convince Andrey not to leave his job?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His uncle.

6. How much money is Tchitchikov given when he gets out of prison?
(a) 15,000 rubles.
(b) 1,000 rubles.
(c) 7,000 rubles.
(d) 10,000 rubles.

7. During what month is Tchitchikov supposed to marry the head clerk's daughter?
(a) June.
(b) April.
(c) February.
(d) October.

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

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

10. Who does Petrushka become friends with?
(a) Andrey's housekeeper.
(b) Andrey.
(c) The governor's daughter.
(d) Andrey's kitchen boy.

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

12. How much money does Hlobuev receive when his aunt dies?
(a) 30,000 rubles.
(b) 60,000 rubles.
(c) 40,000 rubles.
(d) 50,000 rubles.

13. What do customs officials give Tchitchikov out of the kindness of their hearts when he gets out of prison?
(a) Soup.
(b) Shoes.
(c) A comb.
(d) Chocolate.

14. Why does Sofia begin to defend herself to Anna?
(a) Anna accuses Sofia of trying to buy dead souls.
(b) Anna tells Sofia that her outfit is out of style.
(c) Sofia feels like Anna thinks she has a crush on Tchitchikov.
(d) Sofia does not want Anna to know that she is in love with Manilov.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom is Tchitchikov going to meet at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 5?

2. Who arrives in N at the start of Part 1, Chapter 9?

3. How much money does Vassilyevitch have?

4. Who is the man that sells Tchitchikov his land?

5. To whom is Anna married?

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