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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is said to be a known suitor of Madame Khokhlakov?
(a) Ippolit.
(b) Pytor.
(c) Grigory.
(d) Ivan.

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

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

4. Who is not sympathetic to the prosecuting attorney when he objects the defense's final speech?
(a) The crowd.
(b) The judge.
(c) Mitya.
(d) The jury.

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

6. Who is Alyosha planning to meet with to discuss Mitya's planned escape at the beginning of the Epilogue?
(a) Katarina.
(b) Rakitin.
(c) Grushenka.
(d) Ivan.

7. For how long does Mitya say he had been carrying around the money he received from Katarina during his interrogation?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) A week.
(d) 2 months.

8. Who is thrown out of the courtroom along with Katarina during Mitya's trial?
(a) Alyosha.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Marfa.
(d) Grushenka.

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

10. Where do police determine that Mitya should be taken back to and the investigation continued?
(a) The village.
(b) Chita.
(c) Moscow.
(d) St. Petersburgh.

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

12. How much money does Katarina say Mitya had loaned her family years ago during his trial?
(a) 3,000 rubles.
(b) 1,000 rubles.
(c) 4,000 rubles.
(d) 5,000 rubles.

13. Who does Grushenka tell Alyosha that she believes Mitya has a secret with?
(a) Katarina.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Rakitin.

14. What has Lise abandoned when Alyosha visits her in Book 11?
(a) Her clothes.
(b) Her confines.
(c) Her bed.
(d) Her wheelchair.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the defense lawyer introduce as a new point of contention in his final speech in regards to Fyodor's empty envelope?

2. What reason does Mitya give for not telling the police all of the details when being questioned in Part 3, Book 9?

3. What does Lise say she is glad about seeing when Alyosha visits her in Book 11?

4. Who does Alyosha go to meet in at the beginning of the Epilogue?

5. Who does Katarina say she has a newfound love for in Book 12, Chapter 6?

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