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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter 3 (pages 39-60).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator note is unusual about Tchitchikov's hotel room?
(a) Orange ceilings.
(b) Children's books on the shelf.
(c) A painting of a nymph.
(d) Only one window.

2. What does Tchitchikov often say about Petrushka?
(a) He is stupid.
(b) He is ugly.
(c) He smells.
(d) He has a terrible voice.

3. During what time does Dead Souls take place?
(a) The 1400s.
(b) The 1500s.
(c) The 1900s.
(d) The 1800s.

4. What does Tchitchikov ask the servant at the hotel about?
(a) The prominent people in town.
(b) The job openings in town.
(c) The religious beliefs of the hotel owner.
(d) The single women in town.

5. What does Manilov serve Tchitchikov for dinner?
(a) Buttered bread.
(b) Roasted chicken.
(c) Wine and cheese.
(d) Cabbage soup.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what time is it when Tchitchikov wakes up when he spends the night at Madame Korobotcha's?

2. What is Tchitchikov's first name?

3. What talent of the governor's impresses Tchitchikov?

4. What color is Tchitchikov's leather trunk?

5. What does Tchitchikov accuse Selifan of in Part 1, Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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