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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Golyadkin told when he arrives at Olsufy Ivanovich’s house?
(a) That the master is not well.
(b) That he has been expected.
(c) That he has mistaken the date.
(d) That he is not to be received.

2. How does Dostoevsky characterize Golyadkin’s personality?
(a) Buffoonish.
(b) Easy-going.
(c) Delusional.
(d) Serious.

3. What is making the shrieking Golyadkin hears after he leaves the banquet?
(a) Ships’ anchor chains.
(b) Wind in the church towers.
(c) Chains from the prison.
(d) Lamps in the wind.

4. What time is it when Golyadkin leaves the banquet?
(a) Two a.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 10 p.m.
(d) Four a.m.

5. How does Golyadkin refer to Olsufy Ivanovich?
(a) As his tormentor.
(b) As his uncle.
(c) As his good friend.
(d) As his benefactor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Golyadkin tries to address Klara Olsufyevna?

2. What does Golyadkin will happen in time?

3. What reason does the narrator give for his inability to describe the scene at the banquet?

4. What does Golyadkin leave each of the shopkeepers with?

5. Which of the following best describes Golyadkin’s mood when he finally enters the party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Golyadkin go after leaving Olsufy Ivanovich’s house?

2. What kinds of goods does Golyadkin go shopping for at Nevsky Prospekt?

3. Describe Golyadkin’s feelings on leaving Olsufy Ivanovich’s house.

4. Describe Golyadkin’s arrival at work the morning after the banquet.

5. What is the literary effect of the scene in Krestyan Ivanovich’s office?

6. What rhetorical stance does the narrator take in describing the banquet at Olsufy Ivanovich’s house, and what is the effect of this stance for the reader?

7. What is Krestyan Ivanovich’s opinion of Golyadkin?

8. Describe the reader’s introduction to Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin.

9. What is the meaning and significance of Golyadkin’s statement that “it’s not me at all”?

10. Describe Golyadkin’s first encounter with his double.

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