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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 Raskolnikov dream about?
(a) Murdering his mother
(b) Himself as a child
(c) A world affected by a virus
(d) Marrying Sonia

2. How does Mrs. Marmaladov treat her guests?
(a) Like they are not there
(b) Like she does not know them
(c) With vicious criticisms
(d) With love and respect

3. What does Raskolnikov ask his mother?
(a) If she kill him
(b) If she will help him escape to America
(c) If she will always love him
(d) If she will confess for him

4. Where does Raskolnikev go when he sees Sonia?
(a) His apartment
(b) Church
(c) The park
(d) The police station

5. What does Razumkhin ask his friend?
(a) If he is in love with Sonia
(b) If he murdered the old lady
(c) If he has gone mad
(d) If he is unhappy

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Mrs. Marmaladov expect to be at the funeral?

2. Who does Raskolnikov visit after the funeral dinner?

3. What does Sonia try not to do?

4. What kind of guests turn up at the funeral?

5. What does Raskolnikov do after Mrs. Marmaladov's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dostoevsky portray Raskolnikov's conflicting emotions in chapter four?

2. How does Raskolnikov view a public confession?

3. How does Dostoevsky still create suspense even as he winds down his story?

4. In what ways does Porfiry show what perceptive detective he is?

5. Why do you think Luzhin is so angry at Raskolnikov?

6. In the epilogue how does Dostoevsky distance the reader from Raskolnikov?

7. Why do you think Mrs. Marmaladov loses control?

8. What do you think chapter two means in context of the novel?

9. Why is making a public confession so difficult for Raskolnikov?

10. How do you think not confessing to the murder will affect Raskolnikov?

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