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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What compels Golyadkin to ring Krestyan Ivanovich’s bell?
(a) He needs to hear Krestyan Ivanovich’s opinion.
(b) He is impatient to hear Krestyan Ivanovich’s advice.
(c) He hears footsteps on the stairs.
(d) He looks at his watch and realizes that he is short on time.

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

3. Which of the following types of phrases does Golyadkin use often?
(a) Hyperboles.
(b) Understatements.
(c) Clichés.
(d) Innuendoes.

4. What is Golyadkin doing when Petrushka finds him?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Talking to friends.
(d) Stealing money.

5. Whom does Golyadkin say he complimented recently?
(a) Olsufy Ivanovich.
(b) Karolina Ivanovna.
(c) Klara Olsufyevna.
(d) Andrey Filippovich.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation is he given?

2. How does Golyadkin speak?

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

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

5. What blunder does Golyadkin make when he comes into Krestyan Ivanovich’s room?

(see the answer key)

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