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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Dostoevsky describe Krestyan Ivanovich?
(a) Brisk young man.
(b) Virile middle-aged father.
(c) Healthy older gentleman.
(d) Sallow old chap.

3. What is Golyadkin doing when Petrushka finds him?
(a) Talking to friends.
(b) Stealing money.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Drinking.

4. What disconcerts Golyadkin when he is in the carriage?
(a) He meets two younger clerks.
(b) He remembers an important errand he needed to run.
(c) He is self-conscious about his clothing.
(d) He encounters the woman he hoped to see.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Golyadkin refer to Olsufy Ivanovich?

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

3. Which of the following best describes Golyadkin’s thoughts that everything could turn out all right in the end?

4. How long has Golyadkin reserved a carriage for?

5. Why does Golyadkin stop to visit Krestyan Ivanovich?

(see the answer key)

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