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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What injury is inflicted during the duel?
(a) Stavrogin is wounded on the finger.
(b) Stavrogin kills Gaganov.
(c) Gaganov seriously wounds Stavrogin.
(d) No injuries are inflicted.

2. Which topic is on the schedule of events for the fête?
(a) Renaissance cathedrals.
(b) Modern agricultural techniques.
(c) Spirituality in modern life.
(d) The Sistine Madonna.

3. What does Stepan ask Liputin about at their meeting?
(a) Liputin's encounters with Mrs. Stavrogin.
(b) Dasha's former engagements.
(c) Nicholas Stavrogin's political opinions.
(d) Peter Verkhovensky's studies.

4. What is Nicholas' relationship with Dasha, according to Liputin?
(a) Nicholas had fought a duel over her.
(b) Nicholas had redeemed her from prison.
(c) Nicholas owed her brother money.
(d) Nicholas seduced her in Moscow.

5. Why does Stavrogin plan to duel Gaganov?
(a) Gaganov's father had been an enemy of Stavrogin's father's.
(b) Gaganov had threatened to evict Mrs. Stavrogin from her estate.
(c) Gaganov had threatened to take Mary Lebyatkin away from Stavrogin.
(d) Gaganov had been insulting Stavrogin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many previous marriages has Stepan Verkhovensky had?

2. How does Nicholas Stavrogin kill a man?

3. Mrs. Lembke bestows her favors in spite of what?

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

5. What causes Mrs. Stavrogin to separate with Stepan Verkhovensky?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Stavrogin suggest as a result of her sense that she is getting older?

2. Describe Nicholas Stavrogin's status in Russian society.

3. What do we know about the poem, A Noble Character?

4. What leads up to Nicholas' confession that he is married to Mary?

5. What has Shatov's state of mind been like since the confrontation, during which he struck Stavrogin?

6. How does Peter feel about Shigalyov's plan?

7. What business does Peter conduct with Kirilov in the raining cold of the night?

8. Who is responsible for killing Mary and Captain Lebyatkin?

9. Where does Stepan go after he leaves Mrs. Stavrogin's house?

10. What happens when Peter mentions that Stepan believes that Dasha has fallen into disrepute in Switzerland?

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