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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is called in but found that their opinions are useless in Mitya's trial?
2. What is Madame Khokhlakov sick in bed with in Book 11?
3. Who tries to create doubt in the minds of the jurors in Book 12, Chapter 12?
4. Who does Grushenka tell Alyosha that she believes Mitya has a secret with?
5. How is the courthouse described at the beginning of Mitya's trial?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Pyotr and Madame Khokhalakov act towards each other when they first meet?
2. How are the medical experts that are used in Mitya's trial described?
3. How does the judge react when Kirillovich begins quoting from the Bible loudly during Mitya's trial?
4. How does Mitya react when the police make him take off his clothes for examination?
5. Why does the court refute the possibility of Smerdyakov killing Fyodor in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 9?
6. What points of contention does the defense lawyer introduce in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 11?
7. How is Lise described in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 3?
8. How does the audience react while the jurors go into deliberation in Mitya's trial?
9. How does Mitya react just after he is arrested for the death of his father?
10. What does Smerdyakov confess to Ivan in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 8?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the character Fyodor in the book. In what way does the author set up this character to be hated and not sympathized?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of man versus God theme. In what way does the author set up this theme with the representation of Ivan?
Essay Topic 3
The theme of brotherhood is an important theme presented by the author. Part 1.) What is telling of the author's views on brotherhood through the representation of Alyosha in the book? Part 2.) What lessons are learned about brotherhood based on the interactions between Kolya and the other boys? Part 3.) What is telling of the importance of brotherhood in the book based on Alyosha's speech to the group of boys at the end?
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