Dead Souls Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Dead Souls Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Which horse does Selifan become angry with?

2. Who does the president have in mind to look after Tchitchikov's peasants?

3. How many souls does Plyushkin own?

4. What does Manilov serve Tchitchikov for dinner?

5. What does Tchitchikov notice about the peasant houses leading up to Sobakevitch's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Nozdroyov's character?

2. How do the people at the police captain's house treat Tchitchikov at the end of Part 1, Chapter 7?

3. How does Tchitchikov make himself feel better about not going after the young girl he meets?

4. Describe Tchitchikov's hotel room.

5. How does Tchitchikov feel when looking at his list of acquired souls?

6. What does the Narrator say about the women of N?

7. Why is everyone in town talking about Tchitchikov at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 8?

8. What does Nozdroyov do when he arrives at the ball?

9. Why is Plyushkin so miserable?

10. Why does Petrushka smell bad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How are Russian women portrayed in the novel? What is the significance of this portrayal? How are the women used to satirize Russian life? How do the women drive the novel's plot? Cite several examples from the book to support your case.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of Nozdroyov's dark side and immorality? What is the author saying by giving a nobleman such a violent personality? How does the reader discover more about Tchitchikov through Nozdroyov's dark side?

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