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

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

3. Which of the following isn’t Golyadkin good at?
(a) Getting places on time.
(b) Embellishing his speech.
(c) Focusing on his work.
(d) Managing his servant.

4. What compels Golyadkin to ring Krestyan Ivanovich’s bell?
(a) He is impatient to hear Krestyan Ivanovich’s advice.
(b) He needs to hear Krestyan Ivanovich’s opinion.
(c) He looks at his watch and realizes that he is short on time.
(d) He hears footsteps on the stairs.

5. What tone does Golyadkin take with his younger colleagues?
(a) Bonhomie.
(b) Aloofness.
(c) Cynicism.
(d) Buffoonery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Golyadkin’s mood when he finally enters the party?

2. How is Golyadkin characterized as he leaves the banquet?

3. What is Golyadkin’s reaction the first time he sees Golyadkin Junior?

4. How does Dostoevsky describe Krestyan Ivanovich?

5. How does Dostoevsky characterize Golyadkin’s personality?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the chase the stranger leads Golyadkin on.

2. What kinds of goods does Golyadkin go shopping for at Nevsky Prospekt?

3. Describe Golyadkin’s entrance into Krestyan Ivanovich’s office.

4. Describe Golyadkin’s interaction with Andrey Filippovich after his interaction with Gerasimych.

5. Where does Golyadkin go after leaving Olsufy Ivanovich’s house?

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

7. What is Golyadkin’s relationship with his coworkers?

8. What is Golyadkin’s sense as he chases the stranger?

9. What does Dostoevsky say about the money Golyadkin counts and relishes?

10. What blunders does Golyadkin make when he enters Krestyan Ivanovich’s office?

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