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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Alyosha run into after having lunch with Father Superior?

2. What is the name of the man that Mitya hurt in a bar?

3. Who does Mitya go to see at the beginning of Book 8, Chapter 2?

4. What is the first name of the father of the Karamazov family?

5. Which person is not at the table with Grushenka when Mitya arrives at the tavern?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the poem Ivan says in Part 2, Book 5, Chapter 5?

2. What does Katarina ask Alyosha to do with 200 rubles in Part 2, Book 4, Chapter 5?

3. What is the nature of Ivan and Smerdyakov's conversation in Part 2, Book 5, Chapter 6?

4. Why does Mitya go to the local grocers in Part 3, Book 8, Chapter 5?

5. What is the nature of Alyosha's vision that he has while at Zosima's coffin?

6. What does Mitya confess he did with the money Katarina gave to him in Part 1, Book 3, Chapter 5?

7. What does Rakitin tell Alyosha when he runs into him in Part 1, Book 2, Chapter 7?

8. How does Mitya act when he arrives to see Grushenka at a tavern in Part 3, Book 8, Chapter 7?

9. How does Fyodor act while at the monastery to make himself endearing in Part 1, Book 2, Chapter 2?

10. Why does Mitya burst into the house in Part 1, Book 3, Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the character Fyodor in the book. In what way does the author set up this character to be hated and not sympathized?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the nature of Ivan's insanity. What might the author be saying about the implications of going insane?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the character Grushenka in the book. What motivated this character to exude selfishness and a constant need for attention?

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