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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. Who agrees to loan Tchitchikov money?
(a) Koshkaryov.
(b) Platon.
(c) Pyetuh.
(d) Skudronzhoglo.

2. Where has Tchitchikov always wanted to work?
(a) The church.
(b) The customs office.
(c) The post office.
(d) The library.

3. How many souls does Platon own?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 4,000.

4. Who arrives in N at the start of Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Plyushkin.
(b) Sobakevitch.
(c) Madame Korobotcha.
(d) Tyentyetnikov.

5. How much money is Tchitchikov given when he gets out of prison?
(a) 1,000 rubles.
(b) 7,000 rubles.
(c) 10,000 rubles.
(d) 15,000 rubles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tchitchikov borrow money?

2. From whose house is Tchitchikov banned?

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

4. How old is Andrey when he goes away to school?

5. Why do Anna and Sofia think Tchitchikov buys dead souls?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tchitchikov feel about General Betrishtchev when he meets him?

2. What gossip does Sofia tell Anna?

3. Why is Tchitchikov happy to make Skudronzhoglo's acquaintance?

4. Why does the postmaster of N. think Tchitchikov might be Captain Kopeykin?

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

6. What happens when Tchitchikov tries to go to the governor's house?

7. Why does Madame Korobotcha come to N?

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

9. How does the general react when Tchitchikov tells him that Andrey is sorry for their disagreement?

10. What does Nozdroyov tell the other men about Tchitchikov?

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