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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sensation does Golyadkin have as he leaves Olsufy Ivanovich’s house?
(a) That everyone is watching him from the windows.
(b) That he has just lost his chance at a promotion.
(c) That he is the victim of a profound misunderstanding.
(d) That someone has placed a curse on him.

2. What is Golyadkin’s frame of reference for understanding the banquet?
(a) Newspaper accounts.
(b) Personal experience.
(c) Hearsay.
(d) Cheap French novels.

3. Where do Andrey Filippovich and Golyadkin have their conversation?
(a) In the courtyard.
(b) In the ballroom.
(c) On the stairs.
(d) In the entryway.

4. What spurs Golyadkin to turn and leave after his conversation with Andrey Filippovich?
(a) The cold.
(b) Voices from within.
(c) The arrival of guards.
(d) Footsteps on the stairs.

5. What does Golyadkin mean when he says that something is a “Russian proverb”?
(a) It is a silly nothing.
(b) It is a folk saying.
(c) It is childish and nonsensical.
(d) It is a learned bit of wisdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Golyadkin offers Klara Olsufyevna his hand?

2. How do the clerks respond to Golyadkin’s account of himself?

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

4. What does Krestyan Ivanovich tell Golyadkin he has to do?

5. What kind of look does Golyadkin assume when Golyadkin Junior approaches him for the first time?

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