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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language does most of the discourse at the banquet take place in?
(a) English.
(b) Italian.
(c) Russian.
(d) French.

2. What does Krestyan Ivanovich tell Golyadkin he has to do?
(a) Stay at home and rest.
(b) Follow his prescription.
(c) Travel.
(d) Lead a thoughtful introspective life.

3. Which of these things does Golyadkin NOT shop for?
(a) A carriage.
(b) Dinner and tea service.
(c) Women’s clothing.
(d) Jewelry.

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

5. Which of the following best describes Golyadkin’s mood when he finally enters the party?
(a) Frenzied.
(b) Brash.
(c) Irresolute.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Golyadkin’s feeling about the money in his wallet?

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

3. How do the clerks characterize Golyadkin’s appearance?

4. Which of the following best characterizes the narrator’s technique of describing the banquet by accounting for his inability to describe the event sufficiently?

5. How did Olsufy Ivanovich suffer his disability?

(see the answer key)

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