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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. What does Mitya cry out that Katarina has done to him after she testifies in his trial?
(a) Ruined him.
(b) Humored him.
(c) Hurt him.
(d) Made him happy.

2. Who is thrown out of the courtroom along with Katarina during Mitya's trial?
(a) Ivan.
(b) Grushenka.
(c) Marfa.
(d) Alyosha.

3. What does Ivan present from his pocket during his testimony in Mitya's trial?
(a) 3,000 rubles.
(b) 100 rubles.
(c) 500 rubles.
(d) 2,000 rubles.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the defense lawyer plead with the jury that they consider as the murderer during his final speech in Mitya's trial?

2. What does Ivan begin raving about after hearing voices at the end of Book 11?

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

4. Who is not sympathetic to the prosecuting attorney when he objects the defense's final speech?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Lise described in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 3?

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

3. How does the judge react when Kirillovich begins quoting from the Bible loudly during Mitya's trial?

4. What does Mitya agree to being guilty of at the beginning of his trial?

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

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

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

8. How is Kolya described when he is first seen in Part 4, Book 10, Chapter 1?

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

10. How does Mitya react just after he is arrested for the death of his father?

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