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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What solution does Klara Olsufyevna propose?
(a) She wants to be married.
(b) She wants Golyadkin to be killed.
(c) She wants to elope with Golyadkin Junior.
(d) She wants Golyadkin Junior to fight a duel with Golyadkin.

2. How does Chapter Five end, after Golyadkin catches his double?
(a) With a metaphor.
(b) With a quote.
(c) With an ellipsis.
(d) With a question mark.

3. What happens when Golyadkin tries to address Olsufy Ivanovich?
(a) He cannot speak, he can only point to his heart.
(b) He stumbles on his words and embarrasses himself.
(c) He is whisked away by bailiffs.
(d) Golyadkin Junior interrupts him.

4. What does the narrator mean when he describes the “blessings of a St. Petersburg November”?
(a) The night was balmy.
(b) The night was crisp and clear.
(c) The night was cold and damp.
(d) The night was warm and festive.

5. Where is Golyadkin at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Ismaylovsky Bridge.
(b) Klara Olsufyevna’s courtyard.
(c) His house.
(d) Olsufy Ivanovich’s back stairs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Golyadkin Junior’s appearance described when he enters the office?

3. What season does The Double take place in?

4. What does Dostoevsky say Golyadkin has difficulty with?

5. What time is it when Golyadkin leaves the banquet?

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