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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of look does Golyadkin assume when Golyadkin Junior approaches him for the first time?
(a) As if he needs help.
(b) As if he has been waiting for Golyadkin Junior.
(c) As if he should not be interrupted.
(d) As if he was minding his own business.

2. What happens when Golyadkin tries to address Klara Olsufyevna?
(a) Vladimir Semyonovich cuts him off before he can begin.
(b) He begins well, then stumbles and loses his head.
(c) He addresses her in the most flattering terms, and she dances with him.
(d) He stammers, cannot ultimately speak, and retreats in shame.

3. How long has Golyadkin reserved a carriage for?
(a) All morning.
(b) A weekend.
(c) All day.
(d) One one-way trip.

4. How does Chapter Five end, after Golyadkin catches his double?
(a) With a quote.
(b) With a metaphor.
(c) With a question mark.
(d) With an ellipsis.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Olsufy Ivanovich suffer his disability?

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

4. What unpleasant impression does Golyadkin have as he leaves Krestyan Ivanovich’s office?

5. Whom does Golyadkin say he complimented recently?

(see the answer key)

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