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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapter 1, The Fête, Part One and Chapter 2, The End of The Fête.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Nicholas initially take an interest in Captain Lebyatkin?
(a) He was impressed by his opulence.
(b) He found his poverty heartbreaking.
(c) He found his buffoonish behavior amusing.
(d) He wanted to help Peter's friends.

2. Who does Peter allow into the fête?
(a) Criminals and prostitutes.
(b) Radical agitators.
(c) Writers and artists.
(d) Lower-class people.

3. Who arrives when Peter has just finished relating the story of Nicholas' devotion to Miss Lebyatkin?
(a) Mary Lebyatkin.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) Shatov.
(d) Mrs. Stavrogin.

4. Who throws Stepan Verkhovensky out of the conversation?
(a) Peter Verkhovensky.
(b) Mrs. Stavrogin.
(c) Nicholas Stavrogin.
(d) Shatov.

5. What outrageous act does a local lieutenant commit?
(a) He kills himself and his fellow officers.
(b) He seduces a general's wife.
(c) He bites his general's ear.
(d) He refuses to go to the Crimea with his regiment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has public opinion shifted on the eve of the fête?

2. What is Mrs. Stavrogin's feeling about the fête?

3. What kind of speech does Stepan Verkhovensky give?

4. Who takes the stage after Stepan Verkhovensky?

5. Which topic is on the schedule of events for the fête?

(see the answer key)

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