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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following types of phrases does Golyadkin use often?
(a) Innuendoes.
(b) Hyperboles.
(c) Clichés.
(d) Understatements.

3. Which of the following best characterizes Golyadkin’s entrance to the party?
(a) Dashing.
(b) Graceful.
(c) Sly.
(d) Bumbling.

4. How is Petrushka’s livery described?
(a) As handsome.
(b) As dignified.
(c) As outrageous.
(d) As bizarre.

5. What tone does Golyadkin take with his younger colleagues?
(a) Bonhomie.
(b) Buffoonery.
(c) Cynicism.
(d) Aloofness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Golyadkin wait in the cold before entering the banquet?

2. How is the event from which Golyadkin is turned away characterized?

3. Why does Golyadkin stop to visit Krestyan Ivanovich?

4. What explanation is he given?

5. Where is Golyadkin before he enters the banquet?

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