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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose work does Golyadkin say created all his troubles?
(a) Klara Olsufyevna.
(b) He himself.
(c) Golyadkin Junior.
(d) The German woman.

2. Who does Golyadkin Junior say helped him get a position?
(a) Golyadkin’s father.
(b) Golyadkin.
(c) An unnamed person.
(d) Andrey Filippovich.

3. How is Golyadkin Junior described at dinner?
(a) As jovial.
(b) As ravenous.
(c) As timid.
(d) As comfortable.

4. What is Golyadkin accused of?
(a) Slander
(b) Murder.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Immoral behavior.

5. What time is it when Golyadkin finally gets out of bed?
(a) Eight a.m.
(b) One p.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) Noon.

6. What does Golyadkin Junior tell Golyadkin he felt toward him?
(a) Contempt.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Desperate hope.
(d) Malicious irony.

7. What does Petrushka tell Golyadkin when he gets home at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) That Golyadkin has been evicted.
(b) That he is afraid that Golyadkin has been stealing from him.
(c) That he is leaving
(d) That he wants a raise.

8. What does Anton Antonovich Setochkin tell Golyadkin?
(a) That he has lost his appeal.
(b) That he has been replaced by Golyadkin Junior.
(c) That he will be notified officially tomorrow.
(d) That he has been charged with perjury.

9. How does Golyadkin refer to himself when he is berating himself?
(a) As a crazy person.
(b) As an innocent victim.
(c) As a dangerous man
(d) As a suicide.

10. What does Petrushka tell Golyadkin in the morning after Golyadkin had spent the night with Golyadkin Junior?
(a) That Petrushka will be following his new master now.
(b) That Andrey Filippovich has been looking for him.
(c) That he will have to fix breakfast for himself.
(d) That the master is not at home.

11. What does Golyadkin Junior tell Golyadkin when he catches up with him?
(a) That he knows his fate before Golyadkin knows it himself.
(b) That he does not have time to talk.
(c) That he will delight in Golyadkin’s ruin.
(d) That he is sorry for the trouble he has cause.

12. What is Golyadkin Junior doing when Golyadkin arrives at the office?
(a) He is copying out a contract.
(b) He is going on a special mission.
(c) He is talking with clerks.
(d) He is working at Golyadkin’s desk.

13. What does Golyadkin say is the status of his situation?
(a) It depends on catching Golyadkin Junior.
(b) It will never be resolved.
(c) It is already signed and sealed.
(d) It all remains to be determined.

14. How does Golyadkin Junior steal the papers from Golyadkin?
(a) By distracting Golyadkin with another matter.
(b) By sending Golyadkin on an errand.
(c) By saying there is a blot on them.
(d) By confusing Golyadkin with other papers.

15. What does Golyadkin say he is doing by bring Golyadkin Junior home?
(a) Putting his head in a noose.
(b) Complicating everything.
(c) Building an alliance.
(d) Getting clear of his troubles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of his body parts does Golyadkin lament?

2. Who does Golyadkin think he can appeal to?

3. What does Golyadkin imagine telling Golyadkin Junior?

4. What shameless trick does Golyadkin Junior play on Golyadkin, for the second time, in His Excellency’s presence?

5. What is Petrushka’s response when Golyadkin shows up with his double?

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