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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator’s as he describes Golyadkin’s shopping trip?
(a) Compassionate.
(b) Gently mocking.
(c) Bombastic.
(d) Cynical.

2. How do the clerks characterize Golyadkin’s appearance?
(a) Dignified like an ambassador.
(b) Pomaded like a fop.
(c) Relaxed as befits a colleague.
(d) Slovenly like a Russian.

3. What troubles Golyadkin in the middle of his shopping trip?
(a) Memories.
(b) Apprehension about the night.
(c) Hot flashes.
(d) Twinges of conscience.

4. What spurs Golyadkin to turn and leave after his conversation with Andrey Filippovich?
(a) Footsteps on the stairs.
(b) Voices from within.
(c) The arrival of guards.
(d) The cold.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the tone of this opening chapter?

2. How do the clerks respond to Golyadkin’s account of himself?

3. Where does Golyadkin find Petrushka when he looks for him?

4. What is Golyadkin told when he arrives at Olsufy Ivanovich’s house?

5. How does Dostoevsky characterize Golyadkin’s personality?

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