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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Golyadkin have in his wallet, which he counts over and over again?
(a) 50 rubles.
(b) 250 rubles.
(c) 750 rubles.
(d) 150 rubles.

2. How does Dostoevsky describe Golyadkin’s appearance?
(a) Sallow.
(b) Virile.
(c) Sunken.
(d) Bald.

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

4. What disconcerts Golyadkin when he is in the carriage?
(a) He encounters the woman he hoped to see.
(b) He remembers an important errand he needed to run.
(c) He is self-conscious about his clothing.
(d) He meets two younger clerks.

5. What season does The Double take place in?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Golyadkin stop to visit Krestyan Ivanovich?

2. Which of the following types of phrases does Golyadkin use often?

3. What compels Golyadkin to ring Krestyan Ivanovich’s bell?

4. What does Golyadkin mean when he says that something is a “Russian proverb”?

5. What plot does Golyadkin say is afoot?

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