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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Golyadkin offers Klara Olsufyevna his hand?
(a) She takes it, but everyone separates them.
(b) She dances with him.
(c) She refuses to take it.
(d) She wipes her hand with a handkerchief.

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

3. How does Dostoevsky describe Krestyan Ivanovich?
(a) Brisk young man.
(b) Healthy older gentleman.
(c) Sallow old chap.
(d) Virile middle-aged father.

4. What does Golyadkin say when he finally catches his double?
(a) “You’re me.”
(b) “I’m sorry, I must be mistaken.’
(c) “Who told you I was here?”
(d) “What is the meaning of this interruption?”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator characterize his account of this story?

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

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

4. What is Golyadkin doing when Petrushka finds him?

5. What is the narrator’s as he describes Golyadkin’s shopping trip?

(see the answer key)

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