2. What blunder does Golyadkin make when he comes into Krestyan Ivanovich’s room?
(a) He takes off his hat.
(b) He speaks before he is spoken to.
(c) He leaves his hat on.
(d) He sits down without being invited to.

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

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

5. What amount of money is this?
(a) A good deal.
(b) Enough to go out for dinner.
(c) A paltry sum.
(d) Enough to furnish a small flat.

6. What is the occasion for the banquet at State Counsellor Berendyev’s house?
(a) Olsufy Ivanovich’s promotion.
(b) Klara Olsufyevna’s birthday.
(c) State Counsellor Berendyev’s retirement.
(d) Klara Olsufyevna’s engagement.

7. 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 is the victim of a plot.
(d) That he has a message for him.

8. What is the third blunder Golyadkin makes in Krestyan Ivanovich’s room?
(a) He stutters instead of speaking.
(b) He makes excuses for himself.
(c) He fails to compliment Krestyan Ivanovich.
(d) He forgets why he came.

9. What power does Golyadkin say he has?
(a) The power to ruin people with their secrets.
(b) The power to ruin a certain woman’s reputation.
(c) He says that he is powerless.
(d) The power to harm people with what he knows.

10. What is Golyadkin doing when Petrushka finds him?
(a) Talking to friends.
(b) Stealing money.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Sleeping.

11. What disconcerts Golyadkin when he is in the carriage?
(a) He is self-conscious about his clothing.
(b) He meets two younger clerks.
(c) He remembers an important errand he needed to run.
(d) He encounters the woman he hoped to see.

12. How does Dostoevsky describe Krestyan Ivanovich?
(a) Sallow old chap.
(b) Brisk young man.
(c) Healthy older gentleman.
(d) Virile middle-aged father.

13. What is Olsufy Ivanovich’s disability?
(a) Loss of one hand.
(b) Loss of his legs.
(c) Fake eye.
(d) Deafness.

14. What does Golyadkin will happen in time?
(a) He will find his way home.
(b) His value will be revealed.
(c) Masks will fall from certain faces.
(d) He will unveil a damaging secret.

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