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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following best describes Golyadkin’s thoughts that everything could turn out all right in the end?
(a) Comic misinterpretation.
(b) False optimism.
(c) Tragic misreading of events.
(d) Realistic expectations.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Golyadkin decide the morning after the banquet?

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

3. What is the occasion for the banquet at State Counsellor Berendyev’s house?

4. What is the tone of this opening chapter?

5. What sensation does Golyadkin have as he leaves Olsufy Ivanovich’s house?

(see the answer key)

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