Part A: How does the description of Akakiy throughout paragraph 2 add to the development of Akakiys character?
A. It reveals his concerns beyond the workplace but shows he has no opportunity to deal with these concerns.
B. It reveals his physical troubles and shows how these troubles have impacted his ability to do work.
C. It reveals his potential for advancement as a worker but shows he has no desire for advancement.
D. It reveals his true feelings about his work and shows why he does not feel comfortable expressing these feelings.
Part B: Which pair of quotations from paragraphs 2 and 3 best support the answer to Part A?
A. “It would be difficult to find another man who lived so entirely for his duties.”/“This caused him so much toil, that he broke into a perspiration, rubbed his forehead, and finally said, ‘No, give me rather something to copy.”
B. “it seemed as though each letter might be read in his face, as his pen traced it.”/“One director being a kindly man, and desirous of rewarding him for his long service, ordered him to be given something more important than mere copying.”
C. “If his pay had been in proportion to his zeal, he would, perhaps, to his great surprise, have been made even a councillor of state.”/“It is impossible to say that no attention was paid to him.”
D. “It is not enough to say that Akakiy labored with zeal”/“After that they let him copy in forever.”