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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Golyadkin Junior’s demeanor described when he sits in Golyadkin’s flat?
(a) Alert.
(b) Confident.
(c) Malicious.
(d) Downtrodden.

2. What does Golyadkin tell his double in a letter?
(a) That he demands satisfaction in a duel.
(b) That he is leaving town.
(c) That he apologizes for the misunderstandings.
(d) That he is going to expose him.

3. What is the message of Golyadkin Junior’s poem to Golyadkin?
(a) I am unworthy of you.
(b) You have replaced me.
(c) Never forget me.
(d) You make it possible for me to be myself.

4. What does Golyadkin dream about after he speaks to Klara Olsufyevna?
(a) Dying on the spot.
(b) Fighting with Vladimir Semyonovich over her honor.
(c) Spreading rumors about her to revenge himself.
(d) Saving her if a chandelier were to fall.

5. How does Golyadkin act toward his double at his house?
(a) He is off-handed.
(b) He is indifferent toward him.
(c) He is hostile.
(d) He is magnanimous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Golyadkin Junior tell Golyadkin about his living arrangements?

2. What does Golyadkin say he is doing by bring Golyadkin Junior home?

3. How long does Golyadkin wait in the cold before entering the banquet?

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

5. How does the narrator characterize his account of this story?

(see the answer key)

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