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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 is the general doing at the end of Part 2, Chapter 2?

2. What is the one physical flaw of the general's daughter?

3. Who does the man selling his land to Tchitchikov refuse to ask for money?

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

5. What is Andrey's job?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Andrey stop pursuing Ulinka?

3. What does Andrey do for work?

4. Describe Ulinka's appearance.

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

6. Why is Tchitchikov interested in Platon?

7. What gossip does Sofia tell Anna?

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

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

10. Why do people assume that Tchitchikov caused the prosecutor's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is it significant that the narrator waits until the end of Part 1 to reveal the true nature of Tchitchikov? How does he try to make the reader feel sorry for Tchitchikov? Is he successful? Why do you think the narrator is so intent on making Tchitchikov out to be a hero when he has done so many horrible things?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Why is it significant that Tchitchikov is able to get out of jail at the end of the novel? Why does Gogol make it so his main character never learns his lesson? Does this ending surprise you? Why or why not?

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