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

2. What does Tchitchikov accuse Selifan of in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Being overly angry.
(b) Being a traitor.
(c) Being drunk.
(d) Being asleep.

3. What hobby does Petrushka enjoy?
(a) Playing cricket.
(b) Reading and writing.
(c) Collecting coins.
(d) Acting in plays.

4. What do the women of N. often use as visiting cards?
(a) Napkins.
(b) Void checks.
(c) Their husbands' business cards.
(d) Playing cards.

5. What distinguishable characteristic does the narrator point out about the women of N?
(a) They take unusual care in their word choices.
(b) They will not speak unless spoken to.
(c) They wash their clothes very often.
(d) They like to argue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game does Tchitchikov and Nozdroyov play?

2. Nozdroyov tells Tchitchikov he can have his dead souls free if he buys what from him?

3. Who does the president have in mind to look after Tchitchikov's peasants?

4. During what time does Dead Souls take place?

5. What color is Tchitchikov's leather trunk?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Madame Korobotcha react when Tchitchikov wants to buy her dead souls?

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

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

4. What does Sobakevitch say about Plyushkin?

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

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

7. How does Tchitchikov spend his first day in N?

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

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

10. How does Tchitchikov feel when looking at his list of acquired souls?

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