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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapter 1, The Fête, Part One and Chapter 2, The End of The Fête.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Lembke hosting in her salon?
(a) Visiting dignitaries.
(b) The local youth.
(c) Local writers and artists.
(d) The local elite.

2. The first chapter of Part 3 is set the day after what?
(a) The factory riot.
(b) Shatov's wife returns.
(c) Peter Verkhvensky's house being searched.
(d) The meeting at Virginsky's.

3. What is Julia Lembke's hope for the children?
(a) She hopes they are punished for their violence.
(b) She hopes to rehabilitate them.
(c) She hopes they succeed in their anarchistic plans.
(d) She hopes they are rewarded for their devotion.

4. With whom does Nicholas Stavrogin leave from his conversation with his mother?
(a) Lisa Tushin.
(b) Peter Verkhovensky.
(c) Miss Lebyatkin.
(d) Captain Lebyatkin.

5. Mrs. Lembke bestows her favors in spite of what?
(a) The insults she receives from the local elite.
(b) Her ignorance of all diplomatic matters.
(c) The jokes the local writers make at her expense.
(d) The degeneration of the youths' behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who else arrives in Chapter 5 and takes part in Mrs. Stavrogin's conversation?

2. What condition does Mrs. Lembke impose on people who want to come to her party?

3. How are the youth of the town behaving at the time of the fête?

4. What is Mrs. Stavrogin's feeling about the fête?

5. What causes Mrs. Stavrogin to separate with Stepan Verkhovensky?

(see the answer key)

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