This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapter 3, The End of a Love Affair and Chapter 4, The Last Decision.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What consequence does Stavrogin suffer after he is punched in the face?
(a) He comes down with an illness.
(b) He needs surgery.
(c) He has to stay home while the bone sets.
(d) He is unconscious for a week.

2. Who is Lisa Tushin?
(a) A seamstress.
(b) A woman who had a relationship with Nicholas.
(c) A schoolmistress in St. Petersburg.
(d) A neighbor of Mrs. Stavrogin's.

3. How has public opinion shifted on the eve of the fête?
(a) The people are now in favor of change.
(b) The agitators have succeeded in turning the crowds against the government.
(c) It is now against Mrs. Lembke.
(d) The workers are anxious to disrupt the fête.

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

5. What does Stepan Verkhovensky have to work up his courage to do?
(a) Publish his radical tract.
(b) Ask Mrs. Stavrogin to marry him.
(c) Visit Lembke to find out why he is being searched.
(d) Flee to Germany.