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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Olsufy Ivanovich’s disability?
(a) Fake eye.
(b) Deafness.
(c) Loss of one hand.
(d) Loss of his legs.

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

3. Where is Golyadkin before he enters the banquet?
(a) In the alley.
(b) In his carriage.
(c) In the entryway.
(d) In the back hall entrance stairwell.

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

5. 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 hopes that Petrushka can keep from ruining the clothes.
(d) He is mortified by his appearance.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Golyadkin refer to Olsufy Ivanovich?

2. Why does Golyadkin stop to visit Krestyan Ivanovich?

3. How does Golyadkin speak?

4. What is the literary term for difference between Golyadkin’s description of himself and the narrator’s account of his actions?

5. What does Golyadkin dream about after he speaks to Klara Olsufyevna?

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