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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of his body parts does Golyadkin lament?
(a) His feet.
(b) His head.
(c) His belly.
(d) His eyes.

2. How are Golyadkin’s thoughts characterized when he is at his flat?
(a) As feverish.
(b) As tranquil.
(c) As placid.
(d) As contemplative.

3. What tone does Golyadkin take in his letter to Golyadkin Junior?
(a) Indignant.
(b) Ingratiating.
(c) Apologetic.
(d) Infuriated.

4. How is Golyadkin Junior’s appearance described when he enters the office?
(a) Audacious.
(b) Sly.
(c) Insignificant.
(d) Clumsy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the cabbies tell Golyadkin when he asks them to take him to the office in his dream-state?

2. What does Golyadkin dream about after he speaks to Klara Olsufyevna?

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

4. What does Golyadkin feel when he sees Krestyan Ivanovich come to take him away?

5. What did Golyadkin expect when he entered the office?

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