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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the narrator characterize his account of this story?
(a) Contumacious.
(b) Veracious.
(c) Salacious.
(d) Mendacious.

3. What is Golyadkin told when he arrives at Olsufy Ivanovich’s house?
(a) That he has mistaken the date.
(b) That he has been expected.
(c) That he is not to be received.
(d) That the master is not well.

4. Which literary term describes the narrator speaking directly to the reader?
(a) Personification.
(b) Direct discourse.
(c) Narrative intrusion.
(d) Apostrophe.

5. Which of the following best describes Golyadkin’s mood when he finally enters the party?
(a) Frenzied.
(b) Brash.
(c) Irresolute.
(d) Angry.

6. What happens when Golyadkin tries to address Klara Olsufyevna?
(a) He begins well, then stumbles and loses his head.
(b) Vladimir Semyonovich cuts him off before he can begin.
(c) He addresses her in the most flattering terms, and she dances with him.
(d) He stammers, cannot ultimately speak, and retreats in shame.

7. What is Golyadkin’s feeling about the money in his wallet?
(a) He despairs that it won’t be enough.
(b) He is sad because it is already spent.
(c) He is delighted.
(d) He is apprehensive about what to spend it on.

8. How is Golyadkin characterized as he leaves the banquet?
(a) Delighted.
(b) Redeemed.
(c) Murdered.
(d) Crushed.

9. How is Golyadkin used to salving his conscience?
(a) By good deeds.
(b) By being a good boss to those beneath him.
(c) By irrefutable arguments.
(d) By charitable giving.

10. What is Golyadkin’s reaction the first time he sees Golyadkin Junior?
(a) Satisfaction.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Fear.
(d) Contentment.

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

12. What language does most of the discourse at the banquet take place in?
(a) English.
(b) Italian.
(c) Russian.
(d) French.

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

14. Where does Golyadkin find Petrushka when he looks for him?
(a) In the courtyard.
(b) In the street.
(c) In bed.
(d) In the hall.

15. What does Golyadkin say when he finally catches his double?
(a) “Who told you I was here?”
(b) “You’re me.”
(c) “What is the meaning of this interruption?”
(d) “I’m sorry, I must be mistaken.’

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Golyadkin reserved a carriage for?

2. How does the narrator characterize Golyadkin Junior?

3. How does Dostoevsky describe Golyadkin’s appearance?

4. How is Golyadkin Junior’s appearance described when he enters the office?

5. What does Golyadkin find unusual about Petrushka the morning after the banquet?

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