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

2. How does Golyadkin Junior harass Golyadkin at the coffee shop?
(a) By spilling coffee on him.
(b) By starting an argument with him, and then disappearing.
(c) By stealing his coat.
(d) By making him pay for his pastries.

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

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

5. Whom does Golyadkin appeal to as his last resort?
(a) Golyadkin Junior
(b) Olsufy Ivanovich.
(c) Andrey Filippovich.
(d) Anton Antonovich Setochkin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Golyadkin say about the letter he wrote to Golyadkin Junior?

2. What do the cabbies tell Golyadkin when he asks them to take him to the office in his dream-state?

3. What is the outcome of Golyadkin’s appeal to Andrey Filippovich?

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

5. On what grounds does Golyadkin condemn lksf?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the letter Golyadkin writes to Golyadkin Junior before going to the office.

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

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

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

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

6. What response does Golyadkin get to his letter?

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

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

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

10. Describe the interview Golyadkin and Golyadkin Junior have in the coffee shop.

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