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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What kind of job does the old lady have?
(a) Money lending
(b) Pawnbroker
(c) Prostitution
(d) Palm reader
2. Where does Rakolnikov hide the hidden items?
(a) Under a large stone
(b) In his wardrobe
(c) In the back garden
(d) Under the floorboards
3. What does Raskolnikov tell Zamyotov?
(a) How he committed the murder
(b) That he is lonely
(c) That he wants to kill himself
(d) That he is a crazed madman
4. What does Raskolnikov present to the old lady to pawn?
(a) His cigarette case
(b) His matress
(c) His bracelet
(d) His cigarette holder
5. Who else does Raskolnikov kill?
(a) His landlady
(b) His sister
(c) Lisaveta
(d) Nicolas
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does the old lady want to leave her money to when she dies?
2. Why does Raskolnikov enter the bar?
3. Who enters the room at the beginning of chapter 6?
4. What does the craftsmen call Raskolnikov?
5. What does Razumikhin have in the cafe?
Short Essay Questions
1. In way can the reader sympathize with Raskolnikov?
2. Why do you think Dunya chooses her brother over her fiance Luzhin?
3. What do you think Raskolnikov's dream in this chapter represents?
4. What does the first chapter say about Raskolnikov's character?
5. How does Raskolnikov feel after the murder?
6. In what way does Porfiry suggest Raskolnikov has made a mistake?
7. In what way does Luzhin's letter put the women in a difficult position?
8. What do you think it says about Razumikhin that he is so close to guessing the truth of the murder?
9. How does Dostoevsky create so much drama in the murder scene?
10. In what way does Dunya and Mrs. Raskolnikov's new situation aide Razumikhin?
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