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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Golyadkin feel when Golyadkin Junior gets away with stealing his papers?
(a) Confused.
(b) Powerless.
(c) Ready to do battle.
(d) Crushed.

2. How is Golyadkin described at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) He is so confused he is stumbling around and not making sense.
(b) He is determined to have his confrontation with Golyadkin Junior.
(c) He is beside himself with grief.
(d) He is so fragile a mosquito wing could break him.

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

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

5. What does Golyadkin tell His Excellency he wants from him?
(a) A raise and promotion.
(b) Golyadkin Junior’s arrest.
(c) Justice.
(d) Protection from his enemies

Short Answer Questions

1. What sensation floods through Golyadkin after a night of carousing with Golyadkin Junior?

2. What does Golyadkin try to explain to himself, as he rushes to his next destination?

3. What time is it when reaches the office?

4. What does Golyadkin say he is doing by bring Golyadkin Junior home?

5. How does Golyadkin Junior treat Andrey Filippovich?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Golyadkin’s explanation for Golyadkin Junior’s existence?

5. What response does Golyadkin get to his letter?

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

7. What profound experience does Golyadkin have in his sleep?

8. What are Golyadkin’s feelings as he concludes the night with Golyadkin Junior?

9. What is Golyadkin Junior like when Golyadkin finds him at the office?

10. What requests does Golyadkin make of Petrushka?

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