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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 Tchitchikov want to pay for the land he buys?
2. From whose house is Tchitchikov banned?
3. How many souls does Tchitchikov say his uncle owns?
4. How many houses are on the land Tchitchikov buys?
5. What does Tchitchikov compare his life to when introducing himself to the general?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Tchitchikov spend time in prison prior to coming to N?
2. How does Tchitchikov feel about General Betrishtchev when he meets him?
3. Why does Andrey stop pursuing Ulinka?
4. Why does Lyenitsyn considering selling his dead souls to Tchitchikov?
5. What happens when Tchitchikov tries to go to the governor's house?
6. Why does Andrey quit his first job in Petersburg?
7. Why do the men of N. decide they do not want to be associated with Tchitchikov?
8. Why does Tchitchikov leave N?
9. What does Nozdroyov tell the other men about Tchitchikov?
10. Why does Tchitchikov get a late start on his day the morning after Nozdroyov visits him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Gogol divided his story into two parts? How does the division help the reader understand the story better? How does it make the story more complex? Could each section stand alone and be successful? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
What is the significance of Selifan and Petrushka? How are they relevant to the story? How does Tchitchikov treat them? How does the narrator treat them? What point is the author making by giving two serfs a large role in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Why is it significant that the narrator refuses to quote Sofia and Anna speaking in French to each other? How does Gogol use his novel to call for a change in Russian society? What is he critical of? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.
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