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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What plot does Golyadkin say is afoot?
(a) To catch a murderer.
(b) To murder someone’s reputation.
(c) To imprison Golyadkin.
(d) To murder someone.

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

5. How do the clerks respond to Golyadkin’s account of himself?
(a) They compliment his views.
(b) They agree silently.
(c) They debate his choice of words.
(d) They crack up laughing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What spurs Golyadkin to turn and leave after his conversation with Andrey Filippovich?

2. What is Golyadkin’s feeling about the money in his wallet?

3. How does Dostoevsky describe Golyadkin’s appearance?

4. What is Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin’s rank?

5. What does Golyadkin will happen in time?

(see the answer key)

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