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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Krestyan Ivanovich tell Golyadkin he has to do?
(a) Stay at home and rest.
(b) Travel.
(c) Lead a thoughtful introspective life.
(d) Follow his prescription.

2. What troubles Golyadkin in the middle of his shopping trip?
(a) Apprehension about the night.
(b) Twinges of conscience.
(c) Hot flashes.
(d) Memories.

3. What is Golyadkin told when he arrives at Olsufy Ivanovich’s house?
(a) That the master is not well.
(b) That he is not to be received.
(c) That he has been expected.
(d) That he has mistaken the date.

4. What spurs Golyadkin to turn and leave after his conversation with Andrey Filippovich?
(a) Voices from within.
(b) The cold.
(c) The arrival of guards.
(d) Footsteps on the stairs.

5. How do the clerks respond to Golyadkin’s account of himself?
(a) They debate his choice of words.
(b) They crack up laughing.
(c) They compliment his views.
(d) They agree silently.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Golyadkin’s feeling about the money in his wallet?

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

3. How much money does Golyadkin have in his wallet, which he counts over and over again?

4. How does Dostoevsky describe Krestyan Ivanovich?

5. What season does The Double take place in?

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