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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Golyadkin find Petrushka when he looks for him?
(a) In the street.
(b) In bed.
(c) In the hall.
(d) In the courtyard.

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

3. How does Golyadkin describe himself?
(a) As a care-free person.
(b) As a peace-loving man.
(c) As a serious thinker.
(d) A miserable wretch.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Andrey Filippovich?

3. How does Dostoevsky characterize Golyadkin’s reaction to Petrushka’s livery?

4. What does Krestyan Ivanovich tell Golyadkin he has to do?

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

(see the answer key)

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