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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapter 5, Before the Fête and Chapter 6, Peter Verkhovensky is Busy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the youth of the town behaving at the time of the fête?
(a) They are wildly enthusiastic about the upcoming elections.
(b) They are dutifully enlisting for the military.
(c) They are collecting money for the poor.
(d) They are running wild.

2. Who is Liputin?
(a) Mrs. Stavrogin's son's friend.
(b) A student of Verkhovensky's.
(c) A liberal official.
(d) A local banker.

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

4. What would normally happen to youth who behave as these youth are behaving?
(a) They would be sent to Siberia.
(b) They would be rewarded with status in the church.
(c) They would be sacrificed for the country in war.
(d) They would work for the candidate who won.

5. What is Stepan's impression of the confrontation that took place at Mrs. Stavrogin's house?
(a) That Mrs. Stavrogin had let her son have too much rein.
(b) That Stavrogin needed to be taken down.
(c) That Peter was out to assassinate people's characters.
(d) That Peter had planned it all along.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Nicholas initially take an interest in Captain Lebyatkin?

2. Who arrives when Peter has just finished relating the story of Nicholas' devotion to Miss Lebyatkin?

3. What happened to the money that Nicholas gives to Captain Lebyatkin for Mary?

4. Who has been in hiding for the week after the confrontations at Mrs. Stavrogin's?

5. How does Peter plan to instigate his father?

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