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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom are the swine a metaphor in the story of Luke?

2. Where does Stepan Verkhovensky wander into in the beginning of Chapter 7 of Part 3?

3. When Stavrogin catches up with Peter, what does Peter suggest to him?

4. What does Stavrogin want Fedka to do?

5. Who is on the stage when Karminazov goes to speak?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What images or symbols repeat throughout The Possessed? How are images built into symbols, and what symbolic resonance do images acquire? Choose three images, and describe the symbolic associations the obtain throughout the book.

Essay Topic 2

What role does innocence play in The Possessed? Is it always sacrificed, as Mary Lebyatkin and Shatov are? Does it endure anywhere, in spite of Mary and Shatov's murders?

Essay Topic 3

What does Russianness consist of in The Possessed? Who possesses it? Who defends it? Who attacks it?

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