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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does the narrator give for his inability to describe the scene at the banquet?
(a) He was not there.
(b) He heard contradictory accounts of the banquet.
(c) His pen is too feeble.
(d) He is not accustomed to these people’s customs.

2. What did Golyadkin expect when he entered the office?
(a) Apologies from Olsufy Ivanovich.
(b) Something bad to happen.
(c) To be fired.
(d) His double to have supplanted him.

3. How does Dostoevsky characterize Golyadkin’s reaction to Petrushka’s livery?
(a) He is well satisfied.
(b) He hopes that Petrushka can keep from ruining the clothes.
(c) He is apprehensive about whether it will make the right impression.
(d) He is mortified by his appearance.

4. How long has Golyadkin reserved a carriage for?
(a) All day.
(b) One one-way trip.
(c) All morning.
(d) A weekend.

5. Which of these things does Golyadkin NOT shop for?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Women’s clothing.
(c) A carriage.
(d) Dinner and tea service.

6. What does Golyadkin lose on his way home from the banquet?
(a) His way.
(b) His money.
(c) His coat.
(d) His galoshes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What is making the shrieking Golyadkin hears after he leaves the banquet?
(a) Chains from the prison.
(b) Lamps in the wind.
(c) Wind in the church towers.
(d) Ships’ anchor chains.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Olsufy Ivanovich suffer his disability?

2. What is Anton Antonovich Setochkin’s profession?

3. How does Golyadkin speak?

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

5. Which of the following best describes Golyadkin’s thoughts that everything could turn out all right in the end?

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