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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. Where does Mitya claim he had been carrying the money he had received from Katarina?

2. What has Lise abandoned when Alyosha visits her in Book 11?

3. What does the defense attorney suggest that Mitya has not been allowed during his final speech?

4. What does the prosecutor begin his final speech talking about in Mitya's trial?

5. What does the prosecutor say the defense has only presented in Book 12, Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the discussion between Ivan and Smerdyakov in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 6?

2. How is Grushenka's testimony in Mitya's trial described?

3. What does Mitya agree to being guilty of at the beginning of his trial?

4. Describe Mitya's plea to the court in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 14.

5. What is the nature of the voices Ivan hears in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 9?

6. How is Alyosha and Kolya's first interaction described?

7. How does Mitya react when the police make him take off his clothes for examination?

8. How do Pyotr and Madame Khokhalakov act towards each other when they first meet?

9. Why does the court refute the possibility of Smerdyakov killing Fyodor in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 9?

10. How does the judge react when Kirillovich begins quoting from the Bible loudly during Mitya's trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One theme that is present throughout much of the book is the portrayal of friendship. Part 1.) What might the author be saying about the importance of having friendship in sibling relationships based on his portrayal of the Karamazov brothers? Part 2.) What is telling of the importance of friendship based on the author's portrayal of Kolya and the other boys?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the nature of Mitya's use of violence. What does Mitya's use of violence say about the nature of his character and his need for control?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of man versus God theme. In what way does the author set up this theme with the representation of Ivan?

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