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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Tchitchikov's new friends promise to help him do?
(a) Find a bride.
(b) Buy more souls.
(c) Purchase land.
(d) Plant a garden.

2. With how many servants does Tchitchikov travel?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

3. How are most of the women of N shaped?
(a) They are tall.
(b) They are very skinny.
(c) They are plump.
(d) They are short.

4. For what is Nozdroyov arrested?
(a) Beating a man.
(b) Hiring a prostitute.
(c) Selling drugs.
(d) Public drunkenness.

5. What has Nozdroyov been doing when he meets with Tchitchikov?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Praying.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Riding his horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Tchitchikov invited to dine after becoming popular?

2. How far does Manilov say his house is from town?

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

4. How does Tchitchikov respond when Sobakevitch agrees to sell his dead souls?

5. How old is the beautiful girl Tchitchikov bumps his chaise into?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the people of N. take such an interest in Tchitchikov?

2. How do the people at the police captain's house treat Tchitchikov at the end of Part 1, Chapter 7?

3. What does Tchitchikov see as he approaches Sobakevitch's house?

4. Why is everyone in town talking about Tchitchikov at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 8?

5. Why does Plyushkin sell his dead souls to Tchitchikov?

6. What happens when Tchitchikov asks the clerk to complete his sales?

7. How do the women at the ball feel about Tchitchikov's interest in the general's daughter?

8. Describe Tchitchikov's hotel room.

9. What does Sobakevitch say about Plyushkin?

10. How does Sobakevitch speak about the people with whom Tchitchikov has become friends?

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