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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the clerks characterize Golyadkin’s appearance?
(a) Relaxed as befits a colleague.
(b) Dignified like an ambassador.
(c) Slovenly like a Russian.
(d) Pomaded like a fop.

2. What does Golyadkin say his opinion of Petrushka is?
(a) He says that he loathes him for his loose morals.
(b) He says that he is deeply disapointed by his disloyalty.
(c) He says that he values him highly and asks him to stay.
(d) He says that he respects him even though he is a flunkey.

3. What is Golyadkin accused of?
(a) Murder.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Slander
(d) Immoral behavior.

4. What is wrong with Petrushka’s livery?
(a) It is too small for him.
(b) It is threadbare.
(c) It is too big for him.
(d) It is covered in stains.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following types of phrases does Golyadkin use often?

2. What does Golyadkin say about the letter he wrote to Golyadkin Junior?

3. How is Golyadkin Junior described at dinner?

4. How does Dostoevsky characterize Golyadkin’s personality?

5. How is Golyadkin described at the beginning of Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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