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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Book Twelve, Chapter 1-3 , Part IV, Book Twelve, Chapter 6-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first person called to testify from Mitya's family during his trial?
(a) Alyosha.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Mitya.
(d) Katarina.

2. What is the name of Kolya's dog?
(a) Zhuchka.
(b) Marfa.
(c) Rakitin.
(d) Maximov.

3. What is the person who is an opponent of Zosima, which makes the other monks tend to believe him more?
(a) A martyr.
(b) A healer.
(c) A prophet.
(d) A faster.

4. What does the prosecutor's speech appear to be to the peasants and Russians in the courtroom?
(a) Condescending.
(b) Mean.
(c) Rude.
(d) Harmful.

5. What is the name of the girl that Smerdyakov plays his instrument for?
(a) Grushenka.
(b) Maria.
(c) Katarina.
(d) Marfa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Alyosha leave his father looking for at the beginning of Book 4, Chapter 3?

2. Whose story is told in Book 10, Chapter 1?

3. What does Smerdyakov suffer in Book 5, Chapter 7?

4. Who takes the witness stand after Katarina in the book?

5. What does Katarina announce that she is going to devote her life to do in regards to Mitya in Book 5, Chapter 5?

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