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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the boy that had rocks thrown at him by a group of boys do to Alyosha after he stops them from beating him up?
(a) Bites him.
(b) Kicks him.
(c) Punches him.
(d) Slaps him.

2. Who is said to be pursuing Mitya's fiancee now that he has begun fancying someone else?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Smerdyakov.
(d) Alyosha.

3. What is the name of the woman who Mitya is leaving his fiancé for?
(a) Grushenka.
(b) Marfa.
(c) Katarina.
(d) Lizaveta.

4. Who is Mitya accused of murdering in Part 3?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Zosima.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Alyosha.

5. Who does Mitya go to see to convince to give him some money in Book 8, Chapter 1?
(a) Maximov.
(b) Kuzma Samsonov.
(c) Ippolit.
(d) Rakitin.

6. How does the man that Mitya hurt in the bar react at first after Alyosha offers him some money?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is sad.
(d) He is excited.

7. What does Fyodor make the child that he has with Lizaveta?
(a) A servant.
(b) His son.
(c) A butler.
(d) A cook.

8. What did Ivan write an article about that gains wide acceptance and makes him famous?
(a) Russian society.
(b) The law.
(c) Ecclesiastical courts.
(d) The church.

9. Who does Mitya hit first after smashing through the house in Book 3, Chapter 9?
(a) Rakitin.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Grigory.
(d) Fyodor.

10. What does Mitya say the Karamazov brothers share that creates storm within their souls?
(a) A deep desire.
(b) A murderous intent.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A sensual insect.

11. Who does Alyosha leave his father looking for at the beginning of Book 4, Chapter 3?
(a) Ilyusha.
(b) Smerdyakov.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Mitya.

12. What is the name of the baby Lizaveta and Fyodor have?
(a) Ivan.
(b) Smerdyakov.
(c) Ippolit.
(d) Alyosha.

13. Who do Madame Khokhlakov and her daughter reveal they have come to visit in Book 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Rakitin.
(b) Mitya.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Alyosha.

14. Who is waiting to have an audience with Zosima at the beginning of Book 2, Chapter 3?
(a) Marfa.
(b) Lizavetta.
(c) Madame Khokhlakov.
(d) Grushenka.

15. How many sons does Fyodor have from his marriages?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many boys does Alyosha see throwing rocks at another boy in the book?

2. What is the neighborhood not able to tell about Smerdyakov based on his demeanor and appearance?

3. What is the name of Grushenka's maid?

4. Who does Mitya believe has come and hidden in Fyodor's home in Book 3, Chapter 8?

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

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