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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What power does Golyadkin say he has?
(a) The power to harm people with what he knows.
(b) He says that he is powerless.
(c) The power to ruin a certain woman’s reputation.
(d) The power to ruin people with their secrets.

2. Why does Golyadkin stop to visit Krestyan Ivanovich?
(a) To make a social call.
(b) To get money.
(c) To get medicine.
(d) To confess himself.

3. What amount of money is this?
(a) A paltry sum.
(b) Enough to go out for dinner.
(c) A good deal.
(d) Enough to furnish a small flat.

4. What is Golyadkin’s feeling about the money in his wallet?
(a) He is sad because it is already spent.
(b) He is apprehensive about what to spend it on.
(c) He despairs that it won’t be enough.
(d) He is delighted.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the third blunder Golyadkin makes in Krestyan Ivanovich’s room?

3. How does Dostoevsky describe Krestyan Ivanovich?

4. What is the tone of this opening chapter?

5. Where does Golyadkin find Petrushka when he looks for him?

(see the answer key)

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