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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the event from which Golyadkin is turned away characterized?
(a) As sumptuous.
(b) As spartan.
(c) As excessive.
(d) As hedonistic.

2. What is the tone of this opening chapter?
(a) Caricature.
(b) Realism.
(c) Surrealism.
(d) Tragedy.

3. How does Dostoevsky characterize Golyadkin’s reaction to Petrushka’s livery?
(a) He is well satisfied.
(b) He is apprehensive about whether it will make the right impression.
(c) He is mortified by his appearance.
(d) He hopes that Petrushka can keep from ruining the clothes.

4. What is Golyadkin doing when Petrushka finds him?
(a) Talking to friends.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Stealing money.

5. What does Golyadkin leave each of the shopkeepers with?
(a) Payment in full.
(b) Promises to return with a deposit.
(c) Insults.
(d) His card.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following isn’t Golyadkin good at?

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

3. Where does Golyadkin find Petrushka when he looks for him?

4. What is the third blunder Golyadkin makes in Krestyan Ivanovich’s room?

5. What does Golyadkin insist to Andrey Filippovich when he sees him at Olsufy Ivanovich’s house?

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