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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the literary term for difference between Golyadkin’s description of himself and the narrator’s account of his actions?
(a) Personification.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Irony.
(d) Imagery.

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 meets two younger clerks.
(d) He is self-conscious about his clothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Golyadkin reserved a carriage for?

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

3. What season does The Double take place in?

4. How much money does Golyadkin have in his wallet, which he counts over and over again?

5. What is Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin’s rank?

(see the answer key)

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