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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 does Luzhin say gave him the information about Svidrigaylov?
(a) The police
(b) Svidrigaylov's family
(c) A fellow lawyer
(d) The Russian mafia

2. What does Raskolnikov find around the women's neck?
(a) A small photograph of himself
(b) A tattoo
(c) A gold chain
(d) A key

3. Who does Raskolnikov owe money to?
(a) His mother
(b) The government
(c) His landlady
(d) Loan sharks

4. What do Sonia and Raskolnikov talk about?
(a) Sonia's job
(b) The murder
(c) Sonia's family and friends
(d) Love

5. Where did the craftsmen hear Nicolas's confession?
(a) At the police station
(b) At church
(c) In a bar
(d) In a cave

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Raskolnikov say gave him the pawnbrokers address?

2. Why does Raskolnikov object to his sister's impending marriage?

3. Who is waiting for Raskolnikov when he wakes up?

4. What does Raskolnikov want to tell Sonia?

5. Where does Raskolnokov go at the end of the first chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Raskolnikov feel after the murder?

2. Why is chapter six such an important scene in the novel?

3. What do you think it says about Razumikhin that he is so close to guessing the truth of the murder?

4. How does Dostoevsky create so much drama in the murder scene?

5. In way can the reader sympathize with Raskolnikov?

6. How seriously is Raskelnikov thinking about his unnamed idea?

7. In what way does Dunya and Mrs. Raskolnikov's new situation aide Razumikhin?

8. What does Sonia symbolize to Raskolnikov?

9. What do you think Raskolnikov's dream in this chapter represents?

10. In what way does Luzhin's letter put the women in a difficult position?

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