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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapters XI-XVI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Myshkin threaten to do, after Ganja calls him an idiot?
(a) Reveal what he's been doing to Madam Yephanchin.
(b) Fight Ganja in a duel of honor.
(c) Tell General Yephanchin what Ganja has said.
(d) Pay for his own lodgings elsewhere.

2. What does the story Ferdyshchenko describes involve stealing?
(a) Food.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Money.
(d) Clothes.

3. How does the party in general react to Rogozhin's arrival?
(a) People make fun of Rogozhin for entertainment.
(b) The party is happy to see him.
(c) The party is disgusted but interested in him.
(d) People avoid Rogozhin from embarrassment.

4. What do some guests at the party criticize Myshkin for?
(a) Arriving early.
(b) Coming without a partner.
(c) Inviting himself.
(d) Arriving late.

5. What does Aglaya ask Myshkin to read?
(a) Her diary.
(b) A poem from a book in the library.
(c) A letter from Ganja.
(d) An article in the paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who runs after Nastassya and Rogozhin when they leave?

2. At the beginning of the first chapter, where are the men in the train traveling to?

3. Who does Madam Yephanchin want to talk to as soon as she sees the photo of Nastassya?

4. Who does the General find a picture of?

5. Has Nastassya met Ganja's family before her arrival on Myshkin's first night there?

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