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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin’s rank?
(a) Director.
(b) Clerk.
(c) Titular counselor.
(d) Copyist.

3. What is Olsufy Ivanovich’s disability?
(a) Loss of one hand.
(b) Fake eye.
(c) Loss of his legs.
(d) Deafness.

4. How does Golyadkin protect himself in Krestyan Ivanovich’s room?
(a) With a pugnacious attitude.
(b) With a steady stream of self-praise.
(c) With a defiant look.
(d) With aggressive questions.

5. What reason does the narrator give for his inability to describe the scene at the banquet?
(a) He heard contradictory accounts of the banquet.
(b) He is not accustomed to these people’s customs.
(c) He was not there.
(d) His pen is too feeble.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator mean when he describes the “blessings of a St. Petersburg November”?

2. Who is Andrey Filippovich?

3. Where does Golyadkin send his carriage away?

4. What is Golyadkin’s reaction to seeing the clerks?

5. What is the tone of this opening chapter?

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