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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Golyadkin’s thoughts characterized when he is at his flat?

2. What does Anton Antonovich Setochkin tell Golyadkin?

3. What is Golyadkin’s sense of what fate has in store for him?

4. Which aspect of Golyadkin Junior’s personality does Golyadkin despise?

5. What does Golyadkin say about the letter he wrote to Golyadkin Junior?

Short Essay Questions

1. What response does Golyadkin get to his letter?

2. What happens after Golyadkin leaves the office at the end of the day?

3. What is the importance of the letter Golyadkin receives from Klara Olsufyevna?

4. Describe the letter Golyadkin sends to Golyadkin Junior.

5. Describe what happens when Golyadkin reaches Andrey Filippovich’s house.

6. Describe Golyadkin’s state as he chases Golyadkin after they leave the office together, and how does this state relate to Golyadkin’s previous states?

7. What does the narrator say about Golyadkin’s tendency to exacerbate his feelings?

8. What is the state of affairs when Golyadkin arrives home and talks with Petrushka?

9. Why does Golyadkin Junior say he appealed to Golyadkin?

10. Describe Golyadkin Junior’s entrance into the office.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Would you recommend The Double? For what purposes would you recommend The Double, and what kinds of readers would you recommend it for? What other book would you recommend that would cover the same material or tell the same story in a different way?

Essay Topic 2

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the proposition that The Double is best read in a state of comic diversion.

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