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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How many houses are on the land Tchitchikov buys?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

9. How many souls does Tchitchikov say his uncle owns?
(a) 140.
(b) 1,100.
(c) 800.
(d) 300.

10. What color is Sofia's house?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Orange.

11. How long does it take Tchitchikov to get to the general's house?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

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

13. What is Andrey's job?
(a) Collegiate secretary.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Clergyman.

14. How many souls does Platon own?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 500.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Andrey when he goes away to school?

2. What does everything at the general's house smell like?

3. From whose house is Tchitchikov banned?

4. What does Andrey wear most of the time?

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

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