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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin’s rank?
(a) Clerk.
(b) Director.
(c) Copyist.
(d) Titular counselor.

2. How do the clerks respond to Golyadkin’s account of himself?
(a) They agree silently.
(b) They compliment his views.
(c) They crack up laughing.
(d) They debate his choice of words.

3. What does Golyadkin lose on his way home from the banquet?
(a) His coat.
(b) His money.
(c) His way.
(d) His galoshes.

4. What does Golyadkin insist to Andrey Filippovich when he sees him at Olsufy Ivanovich’s house?
(a) That some misunderstanding has occurred.
(b) That he is here on his own account.
(c) That he has a message for him.
(d) That he is the victim of a plot.

5. How is Golyadkin Junior’s demeanor described when he sits in Golyadkin’s flat?
(a) Alert.
(b) Confident.
(c) Malicious.
(d) Downtrodden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Golyadkin tell his double in a letter?

2. How much money does Golyadkin have in his wallet, which he counts over and over again?

3. To whom does Golyadkin try to attribute the complications owing to his double?

4. What does Golyadkin believe Golyadkin Junior is responsible for when he sees him in his sleeplessness?

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

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