Crime and Punishment Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 106 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Crime and Punishment Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 106 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 Sonia stay?

2. How does Svidrigaylov say he flattered Dunya?

3. Why does Raskolnikev not see his act as a crime?

4. What does Svidrigaylov prove to Dunya?

5. Who does Raskolnikov think is the only person who has the courage to accept him?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways are Svidrigaylov and Raskolnikov similar?

2. Do you think Raskolnikov has to make a confession?

3. In the epilogue how does Dostoevsky distance the reader from Raskolnikov?

4. How does Dostoevsky portray Raskolnikov's conflicting emotions in chapter four?

5. Why do you think Mrs. Marmaladov loses control?

6. What do you think Dunya represented to Svidgaylov?

7. Do you think Raskolnikov has finally accepted his guilt?

8. Describe Svidrigaylov's character?

9. What effect does Raskolnikov's decision to confess have on his mental state.

10. Why do you think Dostoevsky distances the reader from Raskolnikov?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dostoevsky represents family as an important, even essential part of Russian life. In what way does Raskolnikov's family help him when they arrive in St. Petersburg? Do you think that Raskolnikov would of committed the murder if his family had been in closer contact? In what way are the characters such as Luzhin with no family different to the characters with a family?

Essay Topic 2

Sonia attempts to preach Raskolnikov the bible. In what way is religion the antithesis of Raskolnikov's high ideas? Do you think Dostoevsky represents religion as the only way Raskolnikov can overcome his guilt? What do you think is Dostoevsky's own views on religion?

Essay Topic 3

Dialogue plays an important part in the novel and one chapter consists of just a dialogue between Raskolnikov and Porfiry. Using example from the novel discuss the important part dialogue plays in the following areas.

1) Character development.

2) Plot development

3) The development of the novel's themes.

In what way do you think dialogue can be overused?

(see the answer keys)

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