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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the literary term for difference between Golyadkin’s description of himself and the narrator’s account of his actions?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Irony.
(c) Personification.
(d) Synecdoche.

2. What does Dostoevsky say Golyadkin has difficulty with?
(a) Choosing his words.
(b) His balance.
(c) Remembering his thoughts.
(d) His vision.

3. How does Golyadkin protect himself in Krestyan Ivanovich’s room?
(a) With a defiant look.
(b) With a steady stream of self-praise.
(c) With aggressive questions.
(d) With a pugnacious attitude.

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

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

6. What does Golyadkin mean when he says that something is a “Russian proverb”?
(a) It is a folk saying.
(b) It is a silly nothing.
(c) It is childish and nonsensical.
(d) It is a learned bit of wisdom.

7. What events are omitted between the end of Chapter 5 and the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) The overnight.
(b) Golyadkin meeting his double.
(c) Golyadkin’s morning routine, before he goes to work.
(d) The banquet.

8. Where does Golyadkin Junior end up sitting?
(a) In another room.
(b) In Golyadkin’s seat.
(c) Opposite Golyadkin.
(d) In Andrey Filippovich’s office.

9. What does Golyadkin leave each of the shopkeepers with?
(a) Payment in full.
(b) His card.
(c) Insults.
(d) Promises to return with a deposit.

10. What sensation does Golyadkin have as he leaves Olsufy Ivanovich’s house?
(a) That he has just lost his chance at a promotion.
(b) That someone has placed a curse on him.
(c) That everyone is watching him from the windows.
(d) That he is the victim of a profound misunderstanding.

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

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

13. Where does Golyadkin send his carriage away?
(a) At his home.
(b) At Nevsky Prospekt.
(c) At Olsufy Ivanovich’s house.
(d) At a restaurant.

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

15. What does Golyadkin decide the morning after the banquet?
(a) To attack at the first opportunity.
(b) To appeal to a benefactor.
(c) To retreat at once.
(d) To keep quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Golyadkin used to salving his conscience?

2. What unpleasant impression does Golyadkin have as he leaves Krestyan Ivanovich’s office?

3. How much money does Golyadkin have in his wallet, which he counts over and over again?

4. How does Dostoevsky characterize Golyadkin’s personality?

5. How does the narrator describe Golyadkin upon leaving the banquet?

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