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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Ivan speak wildly about during his testimony in Mitya's trial?
(a) God.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Jesus.
(d) The devil.

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. What is the name of the local district commissioner of Police that Pyotr visits?
(a) Michael Makarov.
(b) Ilyusha Snegiryov.
(c) Mikhail Makarovich Kakarov.
(d) Kuzma Samsonov.

5. Who is the first person called to testify from Mitya's family during his trial?
(a) Katarina.
(b) Alyosha.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Mitya.

6. Who does Grushenka tell Alyosha that she believes Mitya has a secret with?
(a) Rakitin.
(b) Katarina.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Fyodor.

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

8. Who does the defense lawyer plead with the jury that they consider as the murderer during his final speech in Mitya's trial?
(a) Alyosha.
(b) Grushenka.
(c) Smerdyakov.
(d) Ivan.

9. For how long does Mitya say he had been carrying around the money he received from Katarina during his interrogation?
(a) A month.
(b) 2 months.
(c) A week.
(d) 3 weeks.

10. How does the author describe Grushenka as being at the beginning of Book 11?
(a) Insane.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sad.
(d) Ill.

11. Who does the person who killed Fyodor say he did it for?
(a) Mitya.
(b) Alyosha.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Katarina.

12. What does Ivan begin raving about after hearing voices at the end of Book 11?
(a) The devil.
(b) God.
(c) Jesus.
(d) A demon.

13. How much money does Katarina say Mitya had loaned her family years ago during his trial?
(a) 1,000 rubles.
(b) 3,000 rubles.
(c) 4,000 rubles.
(d) 5,000 rubles.

14. Who goes to the witness stand in Mitya's trial after Alyosha?
(a) Maximov.
(b) Katarina.
(c) Grushenka.
(d) Ivan.

15. Who takes the witness stand after Katarina in the book?
(a) Grushenka.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Alyosha.
(d) Kuzma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the prosecutor bring up the possibility of killing Fyodor, but dismisses it because of medical reasons?

2. What does Lise say she is glad about seeing when Alyosha visits her in Book 11?

3. What does the defense lawyer introduce as a new point of contention in his final speech in regards to Fyodor's empty envelope?

4. What gift does Kolya give to Illyusha when he visits him in Part 4?

5. What does the defense attorney suggest that Mitya has not been allowed during his final speech?

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