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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What capacity does Golyadkin lose after meeting his double?
(a) The capacity of self-awareness.
(b) The capacity of sight.
(c) The capacity for reason.
(d) The capacity of speech.

2. How does Golyadkin Junior greet Golyadkin?
(a) With indifference.
(b) With insolence.
(c) With hostility.
(d) With impatience.

3. What is Golyadkin’s reaction to seeing the clerks?
(a) He is beset with worry.
(b) He is relieved.
(c) He is guilty.
(d) He is scandalized.

4. What does Golyadkin dream about after he speaks to Klara Olsufyevna?
(a) Spreading rumors about her to revenge himself.
(b) Dying on the spot.
(c) Saving her if a chandelier were to fall.
(d) Fighting with Vladimir Semyonovich over her honor.

5. Which term describes the narrative tone when Golyadkin encounters his double in the office?
(a) Droll.
(b) Pugnacious.
(c) Dreamlike.
(d) Surreal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Golyadkin Junior described at dinner?

2. What does Golyadkin leave each of the shopkeepers with?

3. How long does Golyadkin wait in the cold before entering the banquet?

4. What is Golyadkin’s frame of reference for understanding the banquet?

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

(see the answer key)

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