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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Golyadkin tell himself about the letter he has written?
(a) That he really deserves satisfaction through violence.
(b) That he will lose everything if his letter does not have the effect he intended.
(c) That he is within his rights.
(d) That Golyadkin Junior is getting off easy.

2. What does the narrator mean when he describes the “blessings of a St. Petersburg November”?
(a) The night was balmy.
(b) The night was cold and damp.
(c) The night was crisp and clear.
(d) The night was warm and festive.

3. Where does Golyadkin rush off to?
(a) Andrey Filippovich’s house.
(b) Olsufy Ivanovich’s house.
(c) Golyadkin Junior’s lodging house.
(d) State Counsellor Berendyev’s house.

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

5. What explanation is he given?
(a) None.
(b) That he had caused a scandal.
(c) That he mistook the invitation.
(d) That Olsufy Ivanovich is angry with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Golyadkin sense in Golyadkin Junior’s arrival?

2. What reason does the narrator give for his inability to describe the scene at the banquet?

3. What events are omitted between the end of Chapter 5 and the beginning of Chapter 6?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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