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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What sensation floods through Golyadkin after a night of carousing with Golyadkin Junior?
(a) Nostalgia.
(b) Optimism.
(c) Remorse.
(d) Gratitude.

4. How is Golyadkin Junior described at dinner?
(a) As comfortable.
(b) As ravenous.
(c) As jovial.
(d) As timid.

5. What does Golyadkin Junior tell Golyadkin about his living arrangements?
(a) He is currently looking for rooms.
(b) He has always lived in this flat.
(c) He has a large flat across town.
(d) He cannot afford a flat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Olsufy Ivanovich suffer his disability?

2. Which literary term describes the narrator speaking directly to the reader?

3. Where is Golyadkin before he enters the banquet?

4. What happens when Golyadkin offers Klara Olsufyevna his hand?

5. What does Golyadkin tell his double in a letter?

(see the answer key)

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