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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Golyadkin expect when he entered the office?
(a) To be fired.
(b) His double to have supplanted him.
(c) Something bad to happen.
(d) Apologies from Olsufy Ivanovich.

2. What does Anton Antonovich have a medal for?
(a) Twenty years service.
(b) International distinction.
(c) Excellence in leadership.
(d) Bravery in war.

3. Where do Andrey Filippovich and Golyadkin have their conversation?
(a) In the courtyard.
(b) In the entryway.
(c) In the ballroom.
(d) On the stairs.

4. What is making the shrieking Golyadkin hears after he leaves the banquet?
(a) Wind in the church towers.
(b) Chains from the prison.
(c) Ships’ anchor chains.
(d) Lamps in the wind.

5. How does the narrator describe Golyadkin upon leaving the banquet?
(a) A man who had just accomplished his goal.
(b) A man who has just lost everything he hoped for.
(c) A man who wanted to hide from himself.
(d) A man who was being torn apart by conflicting desires.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Golyadkin send his carriage away?

2. How does Golyadkin speak?

3. Which of the following types of phrases does Golyadkin use often?

4. What compels Golyadkin to ring Krestyan Ivanovich’s bell?

5. What does Golyadkin mean when he says that something is a “Russian proverb”?

(see the answer key)

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