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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 sense of what fate has in store for him?

2. What is Petrushka’s response when Golyadkin shows up with his double?

3. What does Golyadkin Junior tell Golyadkin he felt toward him?

4. What does Anton Antonovich Setochkin tell Golyadkin?

5. What does Golyadkin say would have happened if it weren’t for “this, all this”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the letter Golyadkin sends to Golyadkin Junior.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

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