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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Golyadkin wakes up, Dostoevsky says that he discovers he lives in Petersburg, not in some other place: where is that other place?
(a) His hometown.
(b) A hell of sorts.
(c) a palace.
(d) A faery realm.

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

3. Why can’t Golyadkin protest against injury in his sleepless visions?
(a) Because he has done things that are much worse than anything that has been done to him.
(b) Because he does not deserve the respect of being able to protest.
(c) Because he has participated in a kind of insult himself.
(d) Because he himself has received only minor injuries in his lifetime.

4. What is Golyadkin told when he arrives at Olsufy Ivanovich’s house?
(a) That he has been expected.
(b) That he has mistaken the date.
(c) That he is not to be received.
(d) That the master is not well.

5. How long does Golyadkin wait in the cold before entering the banquet?
(a) Three hours.
(b) All night.
(c) One hour.
(d) Six hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Golyadkin Junior tell Golyadkin about his living arrangements?

2. What do the cabbies tell Golyadkin when he asks them to take him to the office in his dream-state?

3. What disconcerts Golyadkin when he is in the carriage?

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

5. What language does most of the discourse at the banquet take place in?

(see the answer key)

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