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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Golyadkin’s reaction the first time he sees Golyadkin Junior?

2. What does Golyadkin lose on his way home from the banquet?

3. What kind of look does Golyadkin assume when Golyadkin Junior approaches him for the first time?

4. What season does The Double take place in?

5. How is Petrushka’s livery described?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Golyadkin’s arrival at Olsufy Ivanovich’s house.

2. What blunders does Golyadkin make when he enters Krestyan Ivanovich’s office?

3. Describe the scene of Golyadkin’s waking after chasing Golyadkin Junior.

4. Describe Golyadkin’s arrival at work the morning after the banquet.

5. Describe Golyadkin’s interaction with Andrey Filippovich after his interaction with Gerasimych.

6. Describe Golyadkin’s relationship with Petrushka.

7. What is the literary effect of the scene in Krestyan Ivanovich’s office?

8. What does Dostoevsky say about the money Golyadkin counts and relishes?

9. What is Golyadkin’s sense as he chases the stranger?

10. What is the meaning and significance of Golyadkin’s statement that “it’s not me at all”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Use this book as a meditation on the value of a five-star rating system. Is a five-star system sufficient to a book like this? Would you need to have sub-topics for the rating system, for plot, characterization, language, etc? What other sub-topics would you need? What value or importance gets lost in a five-star scale? Design a scale that would be better for this book.

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of women in Petersburg society, and in Golyadkin’s life? How does Dostoevsky describe the women in The Double? How is their society different from men’s?

Essay Topic 3

Write an evaluative review of The Double. What is this book’s place in culture? What are its uses? What are its limitations?

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