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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Golyadkin describe himself?
(a) As a care-free person.
(b) A miserable wretch.
(c) As a peace-loving man.
(d) As a serious thinker.

2. How does the narrator characterize Golyadkin Junior?
(a) As Golyadkin’s better half.
(b) As Golyadkin’s spirit.
(c) As Golyadkin’s shame.
(d) As Golyadkin’s true self.

3. What explanation is he given?
(a) None.
(b) That Olsufy Ivanovich is angry with him.
(c) That he mistook the invitation.
(d) That he had caused a scandal.

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

5. What happens when Golyadkin offers Klara Olsufyevna his hand?
(a) She takes it, but everyone separates them.
(b) She refuses to take it.
(c) She wipes her hand with a handkerchief.
(d) She dances with him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following types of phrases does Golyadkin use often?

3. Who is Andrey Filippovich?

4. What does Golyadkin dream about after he speaks to Klara Olsufyevna?

5. How does Chapter Five end, after Golyadkin catches his double?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Golyadkin’s feelings on leaving Olsufy Ivanovich’s house.

2. What does the scene in Krestyan Ivanovich’s office tell the reader about Golyadkin’s personality?

3. What rhetorical stance does the narrator take in describing the banquet at Olsufy Ivanovich’s house, and what is the effect of this stance for the reader?

4. What does the narrator’s rhetoric have to do with Golyadkin’s tale in particular?

5. Describe the scene of Golyadkin’s waking after chasing Golyadkin Junior.

6. Describe Golyadkin’s relationship with Petrushka.

7. Describe Golyadkin’s first encounter with his double.

8. Describe Golyadkin’s shipping trip to Gostiny Dvor.

9. Describe the reader’s introduction to Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin.

10. Describe Golyadkin’s carriage journey in Chapter 1.

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