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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 kind of animal does Raskolnikov dream about?
(a) A cow
(b) A sheep
(c) A pig
(d) A horse

2. Who else does Raskolnikov kill?
(a) His landlady
(b) Nicolas
(c) Lisaveta
(d) His sister

3. What does the craftsmen call Raskolnikov?
(a) A thief
(b) A sheep
(c) A murderer
(d) A pig

4. What does Raskolnikov's mother compare his room to?
(a) A tomb
(b) A church
(c) A poppy field
(d) A pig sty

5. What is Razumikhin's profession?
(a) A policeman
(b) A teacher
(c) A student
(d) A lawyer

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dunya thinks her brother is doing when he leaves so suddenly?

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

3. What do Sonia and Raskolnikov talk about?

4. What did Lisaveta and Sonia used to do together?

5. Who does the old lady want to leave her money to when she dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Raskolnikov think of his sister's fiance Luzhin?

2. What do you think the horse symbolizes in Raskolnikov's dream?

3. Why do you think Razumikhin is infatuated with Dunya?

4. Why is Nicolas suspected of the murder?

5. What is a magistrate in the context of this book?

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

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

8. How do you think the people in Raskolnikov's dream relate to his current situation?

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

10. Why do you think Dunya chooses her brother over her fiance Luzhin?

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