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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 treat Andrey Filippovich?

2. What is the outcome of Golyadkin’s appeal to Andrey Filippovich?

3. What is Golyadkin accused of?

4. What is the manner in which Golyadkin says that Golyadkin Junior has sucked up to people?

5. What gives Golyadkin a “voluptuous pleasure”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the letter Golyadkin sends to Golyadkin Junior.

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

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

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

10. What does the narrator say about Golyadkin’s tendency to exacerbate his feelings?

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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