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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ivan begin raving about after hearing voices at the end of Book 11?
(a) The devil.
(b) God.
(c) A demon.
(d) Jesus.

2. What does the defense lawyer introduce as a new point of contention in his final speech in regards to Fyodor's empty envelope?
(a) Fyodor was a bad person.
(b) That there was no proof of money being in the envelope.
(c) Mitya was in another city.
(d) Fyodor wasn't rich.

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

4. Who does the defense lawyer plead with the jury that they consider as the murderer during his final speech in Mitya's trial?
(a) Alyosha.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Smerdyakov.
(d) Grushenka.

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

6. Who does Katarina say she has a newfound love for in Book 12, Chapter 6?
(a) Ivan.
(b) Pytor.
(c) Mitya.
(d) Alyosha.

7. Who does the person who killed Fyodor say he did it for?
(a) Mitya.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Alyosha.
(d) Katarina.

8. Who confesses to Ivan that he killed Fyodor?
(a) Alyosha.
(b) Mitya.
(c) Smerdyakov.
(d) Rakitin.

9. What does Mitya agree to being guilty of at the beginning of his trial?
(a) A drunkard and thief.
(b) A drunkard and scoundrel.
(c) A thief.
(d) A murderer.

10. What does the audience say they believe should be the verdict in Mitya's trial while the jurors go into deliberation?
(a) Sentenced to a few years.
(b) Killed.
(c) Acquitted.
(d) Sentenced to life.

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

12. Who does Ivan go to see when he returns from Moscow in Book 11, Chapter 7?
(a) Mitya.
(b) Smerdyakov.
(c) Maximov.
(d) Alyosha.

13. Whose oration does the audience applaud at the end of Mitya's trial?
(a) The judge's.
(b) The prosecutor's.
(c) The defense attorney's.
(d) Mitya's.

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

15. What does the defense attorney suggest Fyodor was not in terms of a father during his speech in Mitya's trial?
(a) Ideal.
(b) Good.
(c) Nice.
(d) Supportive.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the girl that Kolya is charged with watching that adores him?

2. Who tries to create doubt in the minds of the jurors in Book 12, Chapter 12?

3. Where does Ilyusha's doctor say he must go in order to be saved from his illness?

4. Who does Grushenka tell Alyosha that she believes Mitya has a secret with?

5. Where do police determine that Mitya should be taken back to and the investigation continued?

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