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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Madame Korobotcha complain about to Tchitchikov?

2. Who does the girl Tchitchikov runs into with his chaise turn out to be?

3. Where does Tchitchikov meet with Nozdroyov in Part 1: Chapter 4?

4. How many children does Plyushkin's wife give him?

5. Whom does Tchitchikov tell Sobakevitch he likes the most of everyone he has met?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does become Nozdroyov become angry with Tchitchikov and attacks him?

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

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

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

6. What does Nozdroyov do when he arrives at the ball?

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

8. Why does Petrushka smell bad?

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

10. What does Tchitchikov ask the servant at the hotel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does Sobakevitch play in the novel? How is he described? What is his significance? Why is it important that he sell his souls to Tchitchikov so easily? What does that say about him? What does it say about Tchitchikov?

Essay Topic 2

Explore Plyushkin's role in the book. What is his significance? How is his character more believable than Gogol's other landowners? Do you think he is meant to be a caricature? Why or why not? How does his presence enhance the reader's understanding of Tchitchikov? What can be learned about Tchitchikov by examining his treatment of Plyushkin?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the character of Andrey. Why do you think so much description is given about him when he does not even appear again in the story? How does Gogol use him to make fun of Russian noblemen?

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