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

2. What does Golyadkin sense in Golyadkin Junior’s arrival?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Power.
(c) Opportunity.
(d) Danger.

3. Which aspect of Golyadkin Junior’s personality does Golyadkin despise?
(a) His mincing.
(b) His virtues.
(c) His disingenuousness.
(d) His audacity.

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

5. What does Golyadkin say it is sinful to do?
(a) Send a guest away.
(b) Abuse someone’s charity.
(c) Mock your host.
(d) Complain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What solution does Klara Olsufyevna propose?

2. Why can’t Golyadkin protest against injury in his sleepless visions?

3. How does Golyadkin Junior treat Andrey Filippovich?

4. What does Golyadkin Junior chide Golyadkin for in His Excellency’s presence?

5. What does Anton Antonovich Setochkin tell Golyadkin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the state of affairs when Golyadkin arrives home and talks with Petrushka?

3. Describe the intimacy that develops between Golyadkin and Golyadkin Junior.

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

5. How does Golyadkin Junior insult Golyadkin at the office?

6. What is the outcome of Golyadkin’s appeal to His Excellency?

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

8. What trick does Golyadkin Junior play on Golyadkin when he leaves the coffee house where they have been talking?

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

10. How have things changed when Golyadkin wakes up in the morning after his drunken night with Golyadkin Junior.

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