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(d) That he has been replaced by Golyadkin Junior.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Golyadkin Junior described at dinner?

2. How is Golyadkin described at the beginning of Chapter 11?

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

4. What does Golyadkin consider doing?

5. What does Anton Antonovich have a medal for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What response does Golyadkin get to his letter?

7. Describe Golyadkin’s state as he chases Golyadkin after they leave the office together, and how does this state relate to Golyadkin’s previous states?

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

9. What does the narrator say about Golyadkin’s tendency to exacerbate his feelings?

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

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