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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 is here on his own account.
(c) That he has a message for him.
(d) That he is the victim of a plot.

2. What is the third blunder Golyadkin makes in Krestyan Ivanovich’s room?
(a) He stutters instead of speaking.
(b) He forgets why he came.
(c) He makes excuses for himself.
(d) He fails to compliment Krestyan Ivanovich.

3. How do the clerks respond to Golyadkin’s account of himself?
(a) They compliment his views.
(b) They debate his choice of words.
(c) They crack up laughing.
(d) They agree silently.

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

5. What events are omitted between the end of Chapter 5 and the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) The overnight.
(b) The banquet.
(c) Golyadkin meeting his double.
(d) Golyadkin’s morning routine, before he goes to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the literary term for difference between Golyadkin’s description of himself and the narrator’s account of his actions?

2. What is Golyadkin’s reaction to seeing the clerks?

3. What does Golyadkin imagine telling Golyadkin Junior?

4. What is Golyadkin’s reaction the first time he sees Golyadkin Junior?

5. What is Anton Antonovich Setochkin’s profession?

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