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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What gift does Kolya give to Illyusha when he visits him in Part 4?
(a) A dog.
(b) A bear.
(c) A cat.
(d) A toy cannon.

7. Where does Mitya claim he had been carrying the money he had received from Katarina?
(a) A napsack.
(b) In his pocket.
(c) An amulet.
(d) A purse.

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

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

10. How much do police estimate Mitya spent in Mokroye?
(a) 2,000 rubles.
(b) 1,500 rubles.
(c) 3,000 rubles.
(d) 500 rubles.

11. What does Lise tell Alyosha that she feels when she reads horrible things?
(a) Becomes sad.
(b) Cries.
(c) Becomes angry.
(d) Takes pleasure in it.

12. What does Kirillovich begin quoting from during Mitya's trial in Book 12, Chapter 14?
(a) The Bible.
(b) A book of poems.
(c) A law book.
(d) A history book.

13. What is the name of Kolya's dog?
(a) Rakitin.
(b) Marfa.
(c) Maximov.
(d) Zhuchka.

14. Where does Ilyusha's doctor say he must go in order to be saved from his illness?
(a) Sicily.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rome.
(d) Florence.

15. What does Lise smash in the door when Alyosha leaves from visiting her in Book 11?
(a) Alyosha's toe.
(b) Her toe.
(c) Her finger.
(d) Alyosha's finger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Alyosha shocked to see that Katarina is in love with in the Epilogue?

2. What does Mitya ask the court for in Book 12, Chapter 14?

3. What does Mitya cry out that Katarina has done to him after she testifies in his trial?

4. What does the defense do to each of the witnesses presented by the prosecution in an effective way?

5. Who searches for Mitya at the beginning of Book 9, Chapter 1?

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