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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. How much money does Vassilyevitch have?

2. Who agrees to loan Tchitchikov money?

3. Where is Tchitchikov when he runs into Vassilyevitch?

4. How long does the laborer say it will take to fix the chaise?

5. What does Sofia argue with Anna about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tchitchikov leave N?

2. Why do the men of N. decide they do not want to be associated with Tchitchikov?

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

4. Why does Nozdroyov go to visit Tchitchikov?

5. Describe Ulinka's appearance.

6. Why is Tchitchikov thrown in prison in Part 2, Chapter 5?

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

8. How does Andrey react when Tchitchikov visits him?

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

10. Why is Tchitchikov interested in Platon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the purpose of having a biased narrator with a personality and opinions of his own? Does the narrator skew the reader's view of characters and events in the book? How is the book different once the biased narrator is gone?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of gossip in the story? How does gossip drive the plot? Which characters gossip? What does the author seem to be saying about gossip?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Manilov and Nozdroyov. How are they alike? How are they different? How would the novel be different without them? Who has more of an effect on the plot of the novel? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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