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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. With whom does Plyushkin's eldest daughter run off?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A circus.
(d) A known criminal.

2. What does Plyushkin wish he had given Tchitchikov after he leaves?
(a) A bottle of wine.
(b) A dozen eggs.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) A loaf of bread.

3. How many of the servants of Madame Korobotcha died?
(a) 86.
(b) 3.
(c) 112.
(d) 18.

4. What does Madame Korobotcha have pictures of on the walls?
(a) Greek gods.
(b) Women.
(c) Birds.
(d) Landscapes.

5. What subject is the postmaster interested in?
(a) Math.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what time does Dead Souls take place?

2. Who comes into Nozdroyov's house looking for him?

3. What does Tchitchikov accuse Selifan of in Part 1, Chapter 3?

4. What do Tchitchikov and Selifan hear while traveling in the rain that makes them realize they have reached a village?

5. What hobby does Petrushka enjoy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Tchitchikov decide to try his scheme on Manilov even though he has just met him?

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

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

7. Why does Manilov decide to sell his dead souls to Tchitchikov?

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

9. Why does Madame Korobotcha sell her souls to Tchitchikov?

10. Why does Tchitchikov tell Nozdroyov that he wants dead souls?

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