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I was lying when I said just now that I was a spiteful

official. I was lying from spite. I was simply amusing
myself with the petitioners and with the officer, and in
reality I never could become spiteful. I was conscious
every moment in myself of many, very many elements
absolutely opposite to that. I felt them positively swarming
in me, these opposite elements.
Which part of this excerpt most clearly reveals that the narrator has
monstrous qualities?
A. [c]onscious every moment in myself and many, very many
elements absolutely opposite to that.
B. I felt them positively swarming in me, these opposite elements.
c. [i]n reality I never could become spiteful.
D. I was lying when I said just now that I was a spiteful official. I was
lying from spite.​

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D.) I was lying when I said just now that I was spiteful official. I was lying from spite.

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Answer:A.) I was conscious every moment in myself and many, very many elements absolutely opposite to that.

Explanation: This form of expression is typical of schizophrenia; he believes that he has many personalities within him. It is not a monster but a mental patient. This excerpt is from a book by Fyodor Dostoyevsky: Notes from the underground.


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