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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the courthouse described at the beginning of Mitya's trial?
(a) Sparsely filled.
(b) Packed.
(c) Empty.
(d) Filled with only family.

2. Who does Katarina show Alyosha a letter from in Book 11, Chapter 7?
(a) Ivan.
(b) Smerdyakov.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Mitya.

3. What illness is Illyusha suffering from?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Aids.
(c) Diptheria.
(d) Consumption.

4. What does the prosecutor suggest took over Mitya and caused him to kill his father?
(a) Lust.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Mania.

5. What does the prosecutor begin his final speech talking about in Mitya's trial?
(a) French society.
(b) Russian society.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The church.

6. Who does Kolya take his dog to go meet that was one of the boys throwing rocks at another boy?
(a) Ippolit.
(b) Marfa.
(c) Smurov.
(d) Rakitin.

7. What does the jury give as their judgment in Mitya's trial?
(a) Not guilty on every count.
(b) Guilty of murder only.
(c) Guilty on every count.
(d) Guilty of theft only.

8. What is Madame Khokhlakov sick in bed with in Book 11?
(a) A broken arm.
(b) A broken leg.
(c) A head injury.
(d) A bad foot.

9. What does the prosecutor say the defense has only presented in Book 12, Chapter 14?
(a) Songs.
(b) Quotes.
(c) Poems.
(d) Riddles.

10. What is the name of the local district commissioner of Police that Pyotr visits?
(a) Kuzma Samsonov.
(b) Ilyusha Snegiryov.
(c) Michael Makarov.
(d) Mikhail Makarovich Kakarov.

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

12. Who does Grushenka say Mitya is obsessed with that is causing them problems in Book 11?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Lizaveta.
(c) Marfa.
(d) Katarina.

13. What does the defense do to each of the witnesses presented by the prosecution in an effective way?
(a) Making them cry.
(b) Making them appear stupid.
(c) Refuting them.
(d) Damaging them.

14. Who searches for Mitya at the beginning of Book 9, Chapter 1?
(a) Ivan.
(b) Alyosha.
(c) Smerdyakov.
(d) Pyotr Ilyich.

15. What does Mitya claim he did not hit his father over the head with?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A stick.
(c) A bat.
(d) A pestle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is thrown out of the courtroom along with Katarina during Mitya's trial?

2. Whose oration does the audience applaud at the end of Mitya's trial?

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

4. What does Lise smash in the door when Alyosha leaves from visiting her in Book 11?

5. Where is Mitya planning on escaping to after his trial?

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