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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the message of Golyadkin Junior’s poem to Golyadkin?
(a) I am unworthy of you.
(b) Never forget me.
(c) You make it possible for me to be myself.
(d) You have replaced me.

2. Where does Petrushka tell Golyadkin he has been?
(a) To see Klara Olsufyevna.
(b) To see good people.
(c) To see Andrey Filippovich.
(d) Drinking with friends.

3. What does Golyadkin tell his double in a letter?
(a) That he apologizes for the misunderstandings.
(b) That he demands satisfaction in a duel.
(c) That he is leaving town.
(d) That he is going to expose him.

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

5. What does Petrushka think Golyadkin is planning?
(a) A robbery.
(b) An elopement.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Resigning his position.

6. What does Golyadkin consider doing?
(a) Retreating.
(b) Killing Golyadkin Junior.
(c) Confessing to Andrey Filippovich.
(d) Bribing Petrushka for information on Golyadkin Junior.

7. How does Golyadkin characterize his own behavior toward his guest?
(a) As strictly charitable.
(b) As highly unusual.
(c) As unprecedented.
(d) As highly proper.

8. What is the manner in which Golyadkin says that Golyadkin Junior has sucked up to people?
(a) Disingenuous.
(b) Unctuous.
(c) Wily.
(d) Officious.

9. How does Golyadkin Junior annihilate Golyadkin in the office?
(a) By reciting his sins to the workers there.
(b) By insulting him in front of His Excellency.
(c) By taking his desk.
(d) By wiping his hand after he touches Golyadkin’s hand.

10. What shameless trick does Golyadkin Junior play on Golyadkin, for the second time, in His Excellency’s presence?
(a) He pinches Golyadkin’s cheeks like a child.
(b) He insults Golyadkin’s name and honor.
(c) He slaps Golyadkin in the face.
(d) He wipes his hand after shaking Golyadkin’s hand.

11. What tone does Golyadkin take in his letter to Golyadkin Junior?
(a) Ingratiating.
(b) Apologetic.
(c) Infuriated.
(d) Indignant.

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

13. What does Golyadkin believe Golyadkin Junior is responsible for when he sees him in his sleeplessness?
(a) His fall from grace.
(b) His bestial impulses.
(c) His theft of the wallet full of rubles.
(d) His desire for attention and approval.

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

15. What is Golyadkin’s sense of what fate has in store for him?
(a) Something unpleasant.
(b) Something that will reward him at last for his hard work.
(c) Something to vindicate him.
(d) Something that will end his troubles for once and for all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What solution does Klara Olsufyevna propose?

2. What time is it when Golyadkin finally gets out of bed?

3. How does Golyadkin refer to himself when he is berating himself?

4. What does Golyadkin Junior tell Golyadkin about his living arrangements?

5. How does Golyadkin act toward his double at his house?

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