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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dostoevsky describe Golyadkin’s appearance?
(a) Bald.
(b) Virile.
(c) Sunken.
(d) Sallow.

2. How does Dostoevsky characterize Golyadkin’s reaction to Petrushka’s livery?
(a) He is well satisfied.
(b) He is mortified by his appearance.
(c) He hopes that Petrushka can keep from ruining the clothes.
(d) He is apprehensive about whether it will make the right impression.

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

4. What does Krestyan Ivanovich tell Golyadkin he has to do?
(a) Lead a thoughtful introspective life.
(b) Stay at home and rest.
(c) Follow his prescription.
(d) Travel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Golyadkin upon leaving the banquet?

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

3. What capacity does Golyadkin lose after meeting his double?

4. What does Golyadkin dream about after he speaks to Klara Olsufyevna?

5. Where is Golyadkin before he enters the banquet?

(see the answer key)

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