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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plot does Golyadkin say is afoot?
(a) To murder someone’s reputation.
(b) To imprison Golyadkin.
(c) To catch a murderer.
(d) To murder someone.

2. What amount of money is this?
(a) A paltry sum.
(b) A good deal.
(c) Enough to go out for dinner.
(d) Enough to furnish a small flat.

3. What does Golyadkin mean when he says that something is a “Russian proverb”?
(a) It is a folk saying.
(b) It is a learned bit of wisdom.
(c) It is childish and nonsensical.
(d) It is a silly nothing.

4. How does Golyadkin describe himself?
(a) As a serious thinker.
(b) A miserable wretch.
(c) As a peace-loving man.
(d) As a care-free person.

5. What unpleasant impression does Golyadkin have as he leaves Krestyan Ivanovich’s office?
(a) He remembers the actual reason fro his visit.
(b) He sees Krestyan Ivanovich watching him from the window.
(c) He realizes that Krestyan Ivanovich had insulted him.
(d) He realizes that he left his money at Krestyan Ivanovich’s office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What compels Golyadkin to ring Krestyan Ivanovich’s bell?

2. How does Dostoevsky describe Krestyan Ivanovich?

3. What disconcerts Golyadkin when he is in the carriage?

4. When Golyadkin wakes up, Dostoevsky says that he discovers he lives in Petersburg, not in some other place: where is that other place?

5. How does Golyadkin protect himself in Krestyan Ivanovich’s room?

(see the answer key)

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