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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Golyadkin send his carriage away?
(a) At his home.
(b) At Olsufy Ivanovich’s house.
(c) At a restaurant.
(d) At Nevsky Prospekt.

2. What is Petrushka’s response when Golyadkin shows up with his double?
(a) Horror.
(b) Astonishment.
(c) Distrust.
(d) Indifference.

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

4. Which aspect of Golyadkin Junior’s personality does Golyadkin despise?
(a) His disingenuousness.
(b) His audacity.
(c) His mincing.
(d) His virtues.

5. How does the narrator characterize his account of this story?
(a) Contumacious.
(b) Salacious.
(c) Veracious.
(d) Mendacious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Golyadkin consider doing?

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

3. How does Chapter Five end, after Golyadkin catches his double?

4. Why can’t Golyadkin protest against injury in his sleepless visions?

5. What is Golyadkin’s frame of reference for understanding the banquet?

(see the answer key)

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