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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who searches for Mitya at the beginning of Book 9, Chapter 1?
(a) Alyosha.
(b) Smerdyakov.
(c) Pyotr Ilyich.
(d) Ivan.

2. Where does Ilyusha's doctor say he must go in order to be saved from his illness?
(a) Sicily.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rome.
(d) Florence.

3. Who is Alyosha shocked to see that Katarina is in love with in the Epilogue?
(a) Ippolit.
(b) Himself.
(c) Mitya.
(d) Ivan.

4. How does Smerdyakov kill himself?
(a) Hangs himself.
(b) Shoots himself.
(c) Poisons himself.
(d) Drowns himself.

5. What does Mitya agree to being guilty of at the beginning of his trial?
(a) A thief.
(b) A drunkard and thief.
(c) A murderer.
(d) A drunkard and scoundrel.

6. What does Ivan want to know if Smerdyakov faked when he visits him in Book 11, Chapter 7?
(a) His niceness.
(b) His insanity.
(c) His quiet demeanor.
(d) His epileptic fit.

7. How old is the girl that Kolya is charged with watching that adores him?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

8. Where does Mitya claim he had been carrying the money he had received from Katarina?
(a) A napsack.
(b) An amulet.
(c) A purse.
(d) In his pocket.

9. What reason does Mitya give for not telling the police all of the details when being questioned in Part 3, Book 9?
(a) They are private.
(b) He doesn't feel like it.
(c) He is too proud.
(d) It's none of their business.

10. What does the prosecutor's speech appear to be to the peasants and Russians in the courtroom?
(a) Harmful.
(b) Mean.
(c) Condescending.
(d) Rude.

11. What does the defense do to each of the witnesses presented by the prosecution in an effective way?
(a) Refuting them.
(b) Making them cry.
(c) Damaging them.
(d) Making them appear stupid.

12. What does the jury give as their judgment in Mitya's trial?
(a) Not guilty on every count.
(b) Guilty of theft only.
(c) Guilty on every count.
(d) Guilty of murder only.

13. Who does the prosecutor bring up the possibility of killing Fyodor, but dismisses it because of medical reasons?
(a) Ivan.
(b) Smerdyakov.
(c) Katarina.
(d) Grushenka.

14. Which of the following things do Kolya and Alyosha not talk about in Book 10, Chapter 6?
(a) Love.
(b) Their friendships.
(c) Education.
(d) Friends.

15. What is Madame Khokhlakov sick in bed with in Book 11?
(a) A head injury.
(b) A broken leg.
(c) A bad foot.
(d) A broken arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Grushenka say Mitya is obsessed with that is causing them problems in Book 11?

2. Who tries to create doubt in the minds of the jurors in Book 12, Chapter 12?

3. What does Kirillovich begin quoting from during Mitya's trial in Book 12, Chapter 14?

4. Who does Alyosha go to meet in at the beginning of the Epilogue?

5. Who is the first person called to testify from Mitya's family during his trial?

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