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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the prosecutor's speech appear to be to the peasants and Russians in the courtroom?
(a) Condescending.
(b) Rude.
(c) Mean.
(d) Harmful.

3. Who takes the witness stand after Katarina in the book?
(a) Alyosha.
(b) Grushenka.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Kuzma.

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

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

6. 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) Fyodor wasn't rich.
(c) That there was no proof of money being in the envelope.
(d) Mitya was in another city.

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

8. Who tries to create doubt in the minds of the jurors in Book 12, Chapter 12?
(a) Ippolit.
(b) Rakitin.
(c) Kuzma.
(d) Fetyukovich.

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

10. What does Ivan want to know if Smerdyakov faked when he visits him in Book 11, Chapter 7?
(a) His epileptic fit.
(b) His niceness.
(c) His insanity.
(d) His quiet demeanor.

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

12. What does Mitya cry out that Katarina has done to him after she testifies in his trial?
(a) Humored him.
(b) Hurt him.
(c) Ruined him.
(d) Made him happy.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ivan go to see when he returns from Moscow in Book 11, Chapter 7?

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

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

4. What does the defense attorney suggest Fyodor was not in terms of a father during his speech in Mitya's trial?

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

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