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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is waiting to have an audience with Zosima at the beginning of Book 2, Chapter 3?
(a) Lizavetta.
(b) Grushenka.
(c) Madame Khokhlakov.
(d) Marfa.

2. What does Fyodor say is the reason he is babbling during the meeting with the Elder?
(a) To be annoying.
(b) To show his power.
(c) To show his support.
(d) To make himself endearing.

3. What instrument does Smerdyakov play in the book?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Piano.
(c) Harmonica.
(d) Violin.

4. What does a town doctor say he remembers buying Mitya when he was a little boy during the trial?
(a) A pound of nuts.
(b) A book.
(c) A handkerchief.
(d) A napsack.

5. How old is Zosima the Elder?
(a) 55.
(b) 65.
(c) 70.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Katarina say Mitya had loaned her family years ago during his trial?

2. What does Fyodor make wild accusations against at the end of Book 2, Chapter 8?

3. What is the name of Fyodor's son that he neglected shamefully?

4. Whose story is told in Book 10, Chapter 1?

5. How many years had the man abandoned Grushenka for, who sends her a message in Part 3?

(see the answer key)

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