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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator mean when he describes the “blessings of a St. Petersburg November”?
(a) The night was balmy.
(b) The night was crisp and clear.
(c) The night was cold and damp.
(d) The night was warm and festive.

2. Which of the following types of phrases does Golyadkin use often?
(a) Hyperboles.
(b) Understatements.
(c) Innuendoes.
(d) Clichés.

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

4. Why does Golyadkin stop to visit Krestyan Ivanovich?
(a) To confess himself.
(b) To get medicine.
(c) To make a social call.
(d) To get money.

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

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

7. What does Krestyan Ivanovich tell Golyadkin he has to do?
(a) Lead a thoughtful introspective life.
(b) Follow his prescription.
(c) Travel.
(d) Stay at home and rest.

8. How does the narrator describe Golyadkin upon leaving the banquet?
(a) A man who was being torn apart by conflicting desires.
(b) A man who had just accomplished his goal.
(c) A man who wanted to hide from himself.
(d) A man who has just lost everything he hoped for.

9. 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 encounters the woman he hoped to see.
(d) He remembers an important errand he needed to run.

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

11. How does Golyadkin refer to Olsufy Ivanovich?
(a) As his good friend.
(b) As his uncle.
(c) As his tormentor.
(d) As his benefactor.

12. Where is Golyadkin before he enters the banquet?
(a) In the alley.
(b) In his carriage.
(c) In the entryway.
(d) In the back hall entrance stairwell.

13. How does Golyadkin feel as he approaches Olsufy Ivanovich’s house?
(a) Neither dead nor alive.
(b) Filled with good wishes.
(c) Full of dread.
(d) Nauseous.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Olsufy Ivanovich’s disability?

2. What does Golyadkin insist to Andrey Filippovich when he sees him at Olsufy Ivanovich’s house?

3. How long does Golyadkin wait in the cold before entering the banquet?

4. Which of the following best characterizes Golyadkin’s entrance to the party?

5. What blunder does Golyadkin make when he comes into Krestyan Ivanovich’s room?

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