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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. Who is Mr. Lembke?
(a) A judge in the district where Stavrogin dueled.
(b) Captain Lebyatkin's brother-in-law.
(c) Mrs. Stavrogin's lawyer.
(d) A German member of the elite.

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

3. What have Liputin and Fedka been doing at the Spigulin factory?
(a) Working.
(b) Streamlining the work flow.
(c) Managing the workers.
(d) Fomenting discontent.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Mrs. Stavrogin invite into the conversation that starts Chapter 5?

2. What do the police take from Peter Verkhovensky's house?

3. What is Verkhovensky's status in Moscow and St. Petersburg society?

4. Who carries out the raid on Peter's house?

5. Who alone knows the purpose of the meeting at Virginsky's house?

(see the answer key)

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