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

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

3. What is the occasion for the banquet at State Counsellor Berendyev’s house?
(a) Olsufy Ivanovich’s promotion.
(b) Klara Olsufyevna’s engagement.
(c) State Counsellor Berendyev’s retirement.
(d) Klara Olsufyevna’s birthday.

4. Where does Golyadkin find Petrushka when he looks for him?
(a) In the street.
(b) In the courtyard.
(c) In the hall.
(d) In bed.

5. What is Golyadkin’s reaction to seeing the clerks?
(a) He is guilty.
(b) He is beset with worry.
(c) He is relieved.
(d) He is scandalized.

Short Answer Questions

1. What power does Golyadkin say he has?

2. What is the narrator’s as he describes Golyadkin’s shopping trip?

3. When Golyadkin wakes up, Dostoevsky says that he discovers he lives in Petersburg, not in some other place: where is that other place?

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

5. What is Golyadkin’s frame of reference for understanding the banquet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Golyadkin’s relationship with Petrushka.

2. What confession does Golyadkin make to Krestyan Ivanovich?

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the chase the stranger leads Golyadkin on.

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

9. What is Golyadkin’s purpose in getting into Olsufy Ivanovich’s banquet?

10. Describe Golyadkin’s entrance into Olsufy Ivanovich’s banquet.

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