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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapter 1, Night and Chapter 2, Night Continued.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the money that Nicholas gives to Captain Lebyatkin for Mary?
(a) The Captain got Mary the medication she needed.
(b) The Captain got a house for himself and his sister.
(c) The Captain spent it on drink.
(d) The Captain left Mary alone and went to Moscow.

2. How does Peter plan to instigate his father?
(a) He tries to seduce Dasha himself.
(b) He tries to ruin Stavrogin's reputation.
(c) He circulates rumors about Dasha.
(d) He tells Mrs. Stavrogin lies about his father.

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

4. Whom does Nicholas visit in Part II, Chapter 2?
(a) Shatov and Kirilov.
(b) His mother.
(c) Captain and Miss Lebyatkin.
(d) The local constabulary.

5. What plan does Mrs. Stavrogin make for Verhovensky?
(a) She asks him to bring her son home.
(b) She sends her Verkhovensky to get her son from prison.
(c) She asks him to marry Dasha.
(d) She asks him to tutor her son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What consequence does Stavrogin suffer after he is punched in the face?

2. Where did Nicholas meet Captain Lebyatkin?

3. Where does Verkhovensky hear that the rumor he heard about Dasha is true?

4. How many previous marriages has Stepan Verkhovensky had?

5. Who arrives when Peter has just finished relating the story of Nicholas' devotion to Miss Lebyatkin?

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