Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What happens when Golyadkin offers Klara Olsufyevna his hand?
2. What blunder does Golyadkin make when he comes into Krestyan Ivanovich’s room?
3. How long has Golyadkin reserved a carriage for?
4. What does Golyadkin say when he finally catches his double?
5. What compels Golyadkin to ring Krestyan Ivanovich’s bell?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the scene of Golyadkin’s waking after chasing Golyadkin Junior.
2. Describe Golyadkin’s first encounter with his double.
3. What rhetorical stance does the narrator take in describing the banquet at Olsufy Ivanovich’s house, and what is the effect of this stance for the reader?
4. Describe Golyadkin’s relationship with Petrushka.
5. Describe the chase the stranger leads Golyadkin on.
6. What blunders does Golyadkin make when he enters Krestyan Ivanovich’s office?
7. Describe the action that takes place among the characters at the banquet in the beginning of Chapter 4.
8. Describe Golyadkin’s carriage journey in Chapter 1.
9. Describe Golyadkin’s feelings on leaving Olsufy Ivanovich’s house.
10. Where does Golyadkin go after leaving Olsufy Ivanovich’s house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Is the Double a particularly Russian novella? Is it limited to its courtly setting, or is it a universal tale about human psychology?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the process of reading The Double. What themes does Dostoevsky weave through the text? What clues does he drop throughout?
Essay Topic 3
What explanation does Dostoevsky give the reader to explain Golyadkin’s guilt, or the visitation by his Double? What are the advantages and disadvantages of Dostoevsky’s leaving this ambiguous?
|
This section contains 923 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
