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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dostoevsky characterize Golyadkin’s personality?
(a) Serious.
(b) Buffoonish.
(c) Delusional.
(d) Easy-going.

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

3. Which literary term describes the narrator speaking directly to the reader?
(a) Personification.
(b) Apostrophe.
(c) Direct discourse.
(d) Narrative intrusion.

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

5. What happens when Golyadkin offers Klara Olsufyevna his hand?
(a) She dances with him.
(b) She wipes her hand with a handkerchief.
(c) She takes it, but everyone separates them.
(d) She refuses to take it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sensation does Golyadkin have as he leaves Olsufy Ivanovich’s house?

3. How does Golyadkin speak?

4. How much does Golyadkin spend during his shopping trip?

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

(see the answer key)

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