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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mitya ask the court for in Book 12, Chapter 14?
(a) A guilty verdict.
(b) Mercy.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Help.

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

3. Who goes to the witness stand in Mitya's trial after Alyosha?
(a) Maximov.
(b) Katarina.
(c) Grushenka.
(d) Ivan.

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

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

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

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

8. 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.

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

10. How does Smerdyakov kill himself?
(a) Hangs himself.
(b) Drowns himself.
(c) Poisons himself.
(d) Shoots himself.

11. How many days since Mitya's trial had it been at the beginning of the Epilogue?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

12. 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 murderer.
(d) A thief.

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

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

15. What is Grushenka's old Polish lover asking her for during Mitya's trial?
(a) Sex.
(b) Food.
(c) Drink.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person called to testify from Mitya's family during his trial?

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

3. Where does Mitya claim he had been carrying the money he had received from Katarina?

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

5. Who does Ivan speak wildly about during his testimony in Mitya's trial?

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