Crime and Punishment | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Part 1: Chapter 1 | Part 1: Chapter 2

1. In what month does the story begin?

July

2. What Russian city does the story take place?

St. Petersburg

3. Who does Raskolnikov owe money to?

His landlady

4. What kind of job does the old lady have?

Pawnbroker

5. What does Raskolnikov pawn?

His father's silver watch

6. Where does Raskolnokov go at the end of the first chapter?

A bar

Part 1: Chapter 3 | Part 1: Chapter 4

1. Where does Raskolnikov sleep?

On his sofa

2. Who wakes Raskolnikov in the morning?

His house keeper

3. Who is the letter from?

His mother

4. Why does Raskolnikov object to his sister's impending marriage?

She is marrying for financial reasons

5. Who does Raskolnikov set out to find at the beginning of chapter five?

Razumikhin

6. What does Razumikhin have in the cafe?

A vodka and...
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