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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the clerks respond to Golyadkin’s account of himself?
(a) They agree silently.
(b) They compliment his views.
(c) They crack up laughing.
(d) They debate his choice of words.

2. What did Golyadkin expect when he entered the office?
(a) To be fired.
(b) His double to have supplanted him.
(c) Something bad to happen.
(d) Apologies from Olsufy Ivanovich.

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

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

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

6. What is the occasion for the banquet at State Counsellor Berendyev’s house?
(a) Olsufy Ivanovich’s promotion.
(b) State Counsellor Berendyev’s retirement.
(c) Klara Olsufyevna’s birthday.
(d) Klara Olsufyevna’s engagement.

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

8. How did Olsufy Ivanovich suffer his disability?
(a) Falling from a horse.
(b) During the war.
(c) In an industrial accident.
(d) At birth.

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

10. What explanation is he given?
(a) That he mistook the invitation.
(b) That he had caused a scandal.
(c) That Olsufy Ivanovich is angry with him.
(d) None.

11. How does the narrator describe Golyadkin upon leaving the banquet?
(a) A man who had just accomplished his goal.
(b) A man who has just lost everything he hoped for.
(c) A man who wanted to hide from himself.
(d) A man who was being torn apart by conflicting desires.

12. What does Golyadkin leave each of the shopkeepers with?
(a) Payment in full.
(b) His card.
(c) Promises to return with a deposit.
(d) Insults.

13. What is Anton Antonovich Setochkin’s profession?
(a) Department Head.
(b) Titular Counsellor.
(c) Chief Clerk.
(d) Clerk.

14. What does Golyadkin insist to Andrey Filippovich when he sees him at Olsufy Ivanovich’s house?
(a) That he is here on his own account.
(b) That he has a message for him.
(c) That some misunderstanding has occurred.
(d) That he is the victim of a plot.

15. Which of the following types of phrases does Golyadkin use often?
(a) Understatements.
(b) Hyperboles.
(c) Innuendoes.
(d) Clichés.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the event from which Golyadkin is turned away characterized?

2. How does Golyadkin speak?

3. Where does Golyadkin go from Krestyan Ivanovich’s office?

4. Which of the following isn’t Golyadkin good at?

5. How does Golyadkin describe himself?

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