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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 Skudronzhoglo share with Tchitchikov over dinner?
(a) Stories about the general.
(b) A plan to sell his dead souls.
(c) What he has done to accumulate his wealth.
(d) His marital issues.

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

3. Tchitchikov tells Skudronzhoglo he has never met anyone as what as him?
(a) Careless.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Handsome.
(d) Angry.

4. Who believes Tchitchikov is Captain Kopeykin?
(a) The police chief.
(b) Anna and Sofia.
(c) The governor.
(d) The postmaster.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men of N start to think Tchitchikov is?

2. Why could Tchitchikov not be Captain Kopeykin?

3. Who arrives in N at the start of Part 1, Chapter 9?

4. How many souls does Tchitchikov say his uncle owns?

5. Who does Andrey think Tchitchikov is when first meeting him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vassilyevitch offer to help Hlobuev with his money problems?

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

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

4. Why does Andrey stop pursuing Ulinka?

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

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

7. Describe Ulinka's appearance.

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

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

10. Why does Tchitchikov spend time in prison prior to coming to N?

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