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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 long does Golyadkin wait in the cold before entering the banquet?
(a) Six hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) All night.
(d) Three hours.

2. How much does Golyadkin spend during his shopping trip?
(a) 100 rubles.
(b) 1,500 rubles.
(c) One and a half rubles.
(d) 75 rubles.

3. How does the narrator describe Golyadkin upon leaving the banquet?
(a) A man who was being torn apart by conflicting desires.
(b) A man who has just lost everything he hoped for.
(c) A man who wanted to hide from himself.
(d) A man who had just accomplished his goal.

4. Where does Golyadkin go from Krestyan Ivanovich’s office?
(a) Olsufy Ivanovich’s house.
(b) The office.
(c) Nevsky Prospekt.
(d) Home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best characterizes Golyadkin’s entrance to the party?

2. What does Golyadkin will happen in time?

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

4. How does Golyadkin speak?

5. What is Olsufy Ivanovich’s disability?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the meaning and significance of Golyadkin’s statement that “it’s not me at all”?

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

4. What is Krestyan Ivanovich’s opinion of Golyadkin?

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

6. What is the literary effect of the scene in Krestyan Ivanovich’s office?

7. Describe Golyadkin’s arrival at Olsufy Ivanovich’s house.

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

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

10. What confession does Golyadkin make to Krestyan Ivanovich?

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