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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 Nozdroyov try to get Tchitchikov to buy?
2. What does Tchitchikov notice about the peasant houses leading up to Sobakevitch's house?
3. What does Petrushka do for Tchitchikov?
4. What is Madame Korobotcha's first name?
5. Why does Manilov sell Tchitchikov his dead souls?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does become Nozdroyov become angry with Tchitchikov and attacks him?
2. Why does Tchitchikov think Nozdroyov would be a good person to buy dead souls from?
3. Why is everyone in town talking about Tchitchikov at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 8?
4. How does Tchitchikov feel when looking at his list of acquired souls?
5. What does Nozdroyov do when he arrives at the ball?
6. How does Tchitchikov make himself feel better about not going after the young girl he meets?
7. How does Tchitchikov spend his first day in N?
8. Why does Tchitchikov tell Nozdroyov that he wants dead souls?
9. Describe Plyushkin's appearance.
10. How does Sobakevitch speak about the people with whom Tchitchikov has become friends?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Cite two instances where foreshadow is used in the novel. What can the reader guess is going to happen based on these instances? Why is foreshadow an important literary device for Gogol to use, especially considering the biased narrator telling the first part of the story?
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