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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 5, The Wise Serpent.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Stavrogin ask her son when he arrives?
(a) Whether he is married to Mary Lebyatkin.
(b) Whether he has fought a duel.
(c) Whether he is leaving her all alone.
(d) Whether he has any new gambling debts.

2. What are Shatov's political views?
(a) He is a staunch conservative.
(b) He is a radical agitator.
(c) He is extremely liberal.
(d) He is not invested in politics.

3. How many previous marriages has Stepan Verkhovensky had?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Zero.

4. What does Liputin answer Stepan when Stepan asks him questions at their meeting?
(a) He tells Verkhovensky that Mrs. Stavrogin had just been diagnosed with a fatal illness.
(b) He tells Verkhovensky that Mrs. Stavrogin asked him if he thought Nicholas was mad.
(c) He tells Verkhovensky that Mrs. Stavrogin had just paid all her son's gambling debts.
(d) He tells Verkhovensky that Mrs. Stavrogin had tried to arrange for Nicholas to marry Dasha.

5. What is Stepan Verkhovensky's employment?
(a) He tutors Mrs. Stavrogin's son.
(b) He is an elected official.
(c) He is a social researcher.
(d) He is a local bureaucrat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter ask his father in front of the group?

2. What did Nicholas think of Mary Lebyatkin after he got to know her?

3. What is Stepan Verkhovensky's relationship with Mrs. Stavrogin?

4. What imputation does Liputin make about Nicholas Stavrogin in his conversation with Kerkhovensky?

5. What is Verkhovensky's status in Moscow and St. Petersburg society?

(see the answer key)

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