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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 is Golyadkin Junior doing when Golyadkin arrives at the office?
(a) He is going on a special mission.
(b) He is working at Golyadkin’s desk.
(c) He is copying out a contract.
(d) He is talking with clerks.

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

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

4. What does Golyadkin say about the letter he wrote to Golyadkin Junior?
(a) He disavows it.
(b) He says that he was not sane when he wrote it.
(c) He qualifies it.
(d) He reasserts his challenge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Golyadkin Junior treat Andrey Filippovich?

2. What does Golyadkin Junior tell Golyadkin when he catches up with him?

3. How does Golyadkin Junior annihilate Golyadkin in the office?

4. What shameless trick does Golyadkin Junior play on Golyadkin, for the second time, in His Excellency’s presence?

5. Which aspect of Golyadkin Junior’s personality does Golyadkin despise?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Golyadkin Junior’s demeanor like when he arrives at Golyadkin’s flat?

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

3. What happens after Golyadkin leaves the office at the end of the day?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Golyadkin plan to resolve the situation with Golyadkin Junior?

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

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