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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Golyadkin’s reaction the first time he sees Golyadkin Junior?
(a) Satisfaction.
(b) Fear.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Contentment.

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

3. What is wrong with Petrushka’s livery?
(a) It is too big for him.
(b) It is threadbare.
(c) It is covered in stains.
(d) It is too small for him.

4. How do the clerks characterize Golyadkin’s appearance?
(a) Pomaded like a fop.
(b) Dignified like an ambassador.
(c) Slovenly like a Russian.
(d) Relaxed as befits a colleague.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin’s rank?

2. When Golyadkin wakes up, Dostoevsky says that he discovers he lives in Petersburg, not in some other place: where is that other place?

3. What tone does Golyadkin take with his younger colleagues?

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

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

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