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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 5, The Wise Serpent.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What venture does Lisa approach Shatov for help with?
(a) Finding a job for her son.
(b) Publishing a yearly compendium of articles.
(c) Finding a husband for her and a father for her girls.
(d) Getting herself out of debt so she can buy a cottage.

2. Who is Virginsky?
(a) A student of Verkhovensky's.
(b) A professor at the university.
(c) A local official.
(d) A radical agitator.

3. Why is Nicholas Stavrogin demoted?
(a) Because of his gambling debts.
(b) Because he stole from another officer.
(c) Because of insubordination.
(d) Because he fought a duel.

4. Who punches Nicholas Stavrogin in the face?
(a) Peter Verkhovensky.
(b) Captain Lebyatkin.
(c) Mrs. Stavrogin.
(d) Shatov.

5. How many previous marriages has Stepan Verkhovensky had?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Zero.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Stavrogin ask her son when he arrives?

2. What was Nicholas' first impression of Mary Lebyatkin?

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

4. How does the Verkhovensky circle feel about Nicholas Stavrogin?

5. What is Stepan and Peter Verkhovensky's relationship like?

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