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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. How does Golyadkin Junior harass Golyadkin at the coffee shop?
2. What theory does Golyadkin advance to Anton Antonovich?
3. What does Golyadkin say it is sinful to do?
4. What does Golyadkin tell his double in a letter?
5. How is Golyadkin described at the beginning of Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. What trick does Golyadkin Junior play on Golyadkin when he leaves the coffee house where they have been talking?
2. What is the outcome of Golyadkin’s appeal to His Excellency?
3. What requests does Golyadkin make of Petrushka?
4. What are Golyadkin’s feelings as he concludes the night with Golyadkin Junior?
5. Why does Golyadkin Junior say he appealed to Golyadkin?
6. What profound experience does Golyadkin have in his sleep?
7. Describe the intimacy that develops between Golyadkin and Golyadkin Junior.
8. What does the narrator say about Golyadkin’s tendency to exacerbate his feelings?
9. Describe the letter Golyadkin sends to Golyadkin Junior.
10. What is the importance of the letter Golyadkin receives from Klara Olsufyevna?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.
Essay Topic 3
What is the essence of The Double? If you could sum up the insights it brings the reader to, what is the story ultimately about, or rather, what does the story get the reader to see?
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