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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. How old is Andrey when he goes away to school?
(a) 9.
(b) 14.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

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

3. Why does Captain Kopeykin become angry and disappear?
(a) He is asked to fight in another war.
(b) He is not given a pension.
(c) He is considered a war criminal for torturing a man.
(d) He comes home from war to find his wife has left him.

4. What color dressing gown is the general wearing when Tchitchikov first visits him?
(a) Crimson.
(b) Apricot.
(c) Coral.
(d) Lavender.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sofia begin to defend herself to Anna?

2. Who believes Tchitchikov is Captain Kopeykin?

3. How many serfs is Tchitchikov given when he gets out of prison?

4. Whom is Tchitchikov going to meet at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 5?

5. What is Skudronzhoglo's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Andrey quit his first job in Petersburg?

2. Why does Tchitchikov leave N?

3. Why do Anna and Sofia think Tchitchikov is collecting dead souls?

4. Why is Tchitchikov interested in Platon?

5. Why does Lyenitsyn considering selling his dead souls to Tchitchikov?

6. Why do Tchitchikov and Platon set out on a journey together?

7. What reason does Tchitchikov give for why he wants to buy General Betrishtchev's dead souls?

8. Why does Tchitchikov get a late start on his day the morning after Nozdroyov visits him?

9. Why does Nozdroyov go to visit Tchitchikov?

10. What does Andrey do for work?

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