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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Andrey Filippovich?
(a) Golyadkin’s cousin.
(b) Golyadkin’s friend.
(c) Golyadkin’s boss.
(d) Golyadkin’s rival for a woman’ hand.

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

3. What theory does Golyadkin advance to Anton Antonovich?
(a) That many people wear masks today.
(b) That he knows what masks are for.
(c) That he knows the secret of Golyadkin Junior’s appearance.
(d) That masks are hazardous to the social welfare.

4. How does Dostoevsky describe Golyadkin’s appearance?
(a) Bald.
(b) Sallow.
(c) Sunken.
(d) Virile.

5. What events are omitted between the end of Chapter 5 and the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) The overnight.
(b) Golyadkin meeting his double.
(c) The banquet.
(d) Golyadkin’s morning routine, before he goes to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disconcerts Golyadkin when he is in the carriage?

2. How is Golyadkin Junior’s appearance described when he enters the office?

3. How does Golyadkin Junior harass Golyadkin at the coffee shop?

4. How does Dostoevsky characterize Golyadkin’s personality?

5. How does Golyadkin feel when Golyadkin Junior gets away with stealing his papers?

(see the answer key)

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