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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mitya go to see to convince to give him some money in Book 8, Chapter 1?
(a) Kuzma Samsonov.
(b) Rakitin.
(c) Ippolit.
(d) Maximov.

2. What is the name of Mitya's fiancé that he is abandoning for another woman?
(a) Grushenka.
(b) Katarina.
(c) Lizaveta.
(d) Marfa.

3. Which person is not at the table with Grushenka when Mitya arrives at the tavern?
(a) Moxima.
(b) A Polish officer.
(c) Kalganov.
(d) Alyosha.

4. What does Mitya spout joyously in Book 3, Chapter 3?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Quotes from the Bible.
(c) A story.
(d) A song.

5. Which of the following things is not at the party at the tavern where Mitya visits Grushenka?
(a) Women singing and dancing.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Candles.

6. Who does Alyosha leave his father looking for at the beginning of Book 4, Chapter 3?
(a) Mitya.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Ilyusha.
(d) Smerdyakov.

7. Where does Mitya go after Alyosha tells him of Katarina and Grushenka's interactions in Book 3, Chapter 10?
(a) Fyodor's house.
(b) Ivan's house.
(c) Grushenka's house.
(d) Grigory's house.

8. Who do Madame Khokhlakov and her daughter reveal they have come to visit in Book 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Alyosha.
(b) Mitya.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Rakitin.

9. What is the neighborhood not able to tell about Smerdyakov based on his demeanor and appearance?
(a) What he will do.
(b) What he is thinking.
(c) If he can talk.
(d) How he will act.

10. Where do Fyodor and his friends find the insane woman who roamed about town in Book 3, Chapter 2?
(a) In a boardinghouse.
(b) On the riverbank.
(c) In a pub.
(d) On a curb.

11. What do Ivan and Fyodor become after Ivan comes home to confront him?
(a) Enemies.
(b) Great friends.
(c) Acquaintances.
(d) They stop speaking.

12. What does Zosima say is the only thing that prevents someone from committing a crime in Book 2, Chapter 5?
(a) A conscience.
(b) Humanity.
(c) Russia.
(d) Christ's law.

13. What do one of Katarina's maids give to Alyosha in Book 3, Chapter 10?
(a) A bag.
(b) An amulet.
(c) A locket.
(d) A sealed letter.

14. How many times has Fyodor been married?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 3 times.
(c) Once.
(d) 4 times.

15. What is Alyosha deeply disturbed about that might happen to Zosima during the meeting with him and Fyodor?
(a) That he will be embarrassed.
(b) That he will be hurt.
(c) That Fyodor will be late.
(d) That Fyodor will kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is waiting to have an audience with Zosima at the beginning of Book 2, Chapter 3?

2. What does Fyodor behave as during the meeting with Zosima?

3. What instrument does Smerdyakov play in the book?

4. What do the monks speak of involving Madame Khokhlakov's daughter and children at the beginning of Part 2?

5. What do Katarina and Grushenka act like when Alyosha visits them in Part 1?

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