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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 color are Manilov's eyes?
(a) Amber.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

2. What is Madame Korobotcha's first name?
(a) Nastasya.
(b) Isidora.
(c) Miloslava.
(d) Svetlana.

3. What does Tchitchikov notice about the peasant houses leading up to Sobakevitch's house?
(a) They are well-built.
(b) They are small.
(c) They are ugly.
(d) They are falling apart.

4. During what time does Dead Souls take place?
(a) The 1500s.
(b) The 1400s.
(c) The 1900s.
(d) The 1800s.

5. What day of the week does Tchitchikov bathe?
(a) Friday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tchitchikov's first name?

2. What is the name of the town that Tchitchikov visits at the beginning of the novel?

3. What is painted on Madame Korobotcha's clock?

4. What is Plyushkin sad about?

5. What distinguishable characteristic does the narrator point out about the women of N?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Plyushkin's estate.

2. Describe Plyushkin's appearance.

3. Why does Tchitchikov think Nozdroyov would be a good person to buy dead souls from?

4. How does Tchitchikov make himself feel better about not going after the young girl he meets?

5. Why does the narrator not go into detail about Selifan?

6. How does Tchitchikov end up at Madame Korobotcha's house?

7. What does the Narrator say about the women of N?

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

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

10. Why is Plyushkin so miserable?

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