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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is called in but found that their opinions are useless in Mitya's trial?
(a) Mitya's brothers.
(b) Mitya's friends.
(c) Medical experts.
(d) Character witnesses.

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

3. What does the defense lawyer introduce as a new point of contention in his final speech in regards to Fyodor's empty envelope?
(a) Mitya was in another city.
(b) Fyodor wasn't rich.
(c) That there was no proof of money being in the envelope.
(d) Fyodor was a bad person.

4. What gift does Kolya give to Illyusha when he visits him in Part 4?
(a) A cat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A bear.
(d) A toy cannon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Mitya say he had been carrying around the money he received from Katarina during his interrogation?

2. What does Lise smash in the door when Alyosha leaves from visiting her in Book 11?

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

4. Whose oration does the audience applaud at the end of Mitya's trial?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Ivan's testimony in Mitya's trial?

2. How does the defense attorney describe Fyodor in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 13?

3. Describe Mitya's plea to the court in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 14.

4. How does Mitya react when the police make him take off his clothes for examination?

5. What points of contention does the defense lawyer introduce in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 11?

6. How is Grushenka's testimony in Mitya's trial described?

7. What does Alyosha discover about a secret between Mitya and Ivan in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 4?

8. How are Fetyukovich's attempts to accuse Smerdyakov received in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 12?

9. What is the nature of Alyosha and Grushenka's discussion in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 1?

10. Why does the court refute the possibility of Smerdyakov killing Fyodor in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 9?

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