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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Golyadkin find Petrushka when he looks for him?
(a) In bed.
(b) In the street.
(c) In the hall.
(d) In the courtyard.

2. What disconcerts Golyadkin when he is in the carriage?
(a) He encounters the woman he hoped to see.
(b) He is self-conscious about his clothing.
(c) He remembers an important errand he needed to run.
(d) He meets two younger clerks.

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

4. What does Golyadkin consider doing?
(a) Retreating.
(b) Killing Golyadkin Junior.
(c) Bribing Petrushka for information on Golyadkin Junior.
(d) Confessing to Andrey Filippovich.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What blunder does Golyadkin make when he comes into Krestyan Ivanovich’s room?

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

3. Which aspect of Golyadkin Junior’s personality does Golyadkin despise?

4. What does Golyadkin imagine telling Golyadkin Junior?

5. How does the narrator characterize his account of this story?

(see the answer key)

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