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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Book Twelve, Chapter 10-14, Epilogue, Chapter 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mitya tell Alyosha that he did to Katarina's family to get her to marry him?
(a) Bribed them.
(b) Forced them.
(c) Blackmailed them.
(d) Tricked them.

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

3. Who does Mitya believe he is being arrested for the murder of in Part 3?
(a) Grushenka.
(b) Grigory.
(c) Alyosha.
(d) Ivan.

4. What does the defense attorney suggest that Mitya has not been allowed during his final speech?
(a) Honor.
(b) Love.
(c) Hate.
(d) Responsibility.

5. What is Zosima's body placed in after he has passed away?
(a) An open coffin.
(b) On the ground.
(c) In a bed.
(d) On a board.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness is Illyusha suffering from?

2. For how long does Mitya say he had been carrying around the money he received from Katarina during his interrogation?

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

4. What does the person who wrote Alyosha a letter at the end of Part 1 profess in the letter?

5. What does Ivan want to know if Smerdyakov faked when he visits him in Book 11, Chapter 7?

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