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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Golyadkin Junior steal the papers from Golyadkin?
(a) By confusing Golyadkin with other papers.
(b) By saying there is a blot on them.
(c) By distracting Golyadkin with another matter.
(d) By sending Golyadkin on an errand.

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

3. What does Petrushka tell Golyadkin in the morning after Golyadkin had spent the night with Golyadkin Junior?
(a) That Andrey Filippovich has been looking for him.
(b) That Petrushka will be following his new master now.
(c) That the master is not at home.
(d) That he will have to fix breakfast for himself.

4. What does Golyadkin will happen in time?
(a) Masks will fall from certain faces.
(b) His value will be revealed.
(c) He will unveil a damaging secret.
(d) He will find his way home.

5. How does Golyadkin describe himself?
(a) A miserable wretch.
(b) As a serious thinker.
(c) As a care-free person.
(d) As a peace-loving man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the message of Golyadkin Junior’s poem to Golyadkin?

2. How does Dostoevsky characterize Golyadkin’s reaction to Petrushka’s livery?

3. What troubles Golyadkin in the middle of his shopping trip?

4. To whom does Golyadkin try to attribute the complications owing to his double?

5. How does Golyadkin characterize his own behavior toward his guest?

(see the answer key)

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