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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the narrator’s as he describes Golyadkin’s shopping trip?
(a) Bombastic.
(b) Cynical.
(c) Gently mocking.
(d) Compassionate.

3. Which of the following best characterizes the narrator’s technique of describing the banquet by accounting for his inability to describe the event sufficiently?
(a) As false propriety.
(b) As false modesty.
(c) As rodomontade.
(d) As belligerence.

4. How is the event from which Golyadkin is turned away characterized?
(a) As sumptuous.
(b) As excessive.
(c) As spartan.
(d) As hedonistic.

5. How much money does Golyadkin have in his wallet, which he counts over and over again?
(a) 750 rubles.
(b) 50 rubles.
(c) 150 rubles.
(d) 250 rubles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shameless trick does Golyadkin Junior play on Golyadkin, for the second time, in His Excellency’s presence?

2. What does Golyadkin tell himself about the letter he has written?

3. How does Golyadkin Junior annihilate Golyadkin in the office?

4. What sensation does Golyadkin have as he leaves Olsufy Ivanovich’s house?

5. How does Golyadkin refer to Olsufy Ivanovich?

(see the answer key)

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