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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ivan write an article about that gains wide acceptance and makes him famous?
(a) Russian society.
(b) The law.
(c) Ecclesiastical courts.
(d) The church.

2. Where is Ivan supposed to close a deal for his father in Book 5, Chapter 7?
(a) Magadan.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Chermashnya.
(d) St. Petersburgh.

3. How much money did Katarina give to Mitya after they became engaged?
(a) 1,000 rubles.
(b) 500 rubles.
(c) 2,000 rubles.
(d) 3,000 rubles.

4. Who does Mitya talk to about his soul and asks him to forgive all his sins?
(a) The bartender.
(b) Grushenka.
(c) The bellhop.
(d) The coachman.

5. Who does Alyosha read a letter from at the end of Part 1?
(a) Marfa.
(b) Katarina.
(c) Lise.
(d) Grushenka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ivan and Fyodor become after Ivan comes home to confront him?

2. Who does Mitya believe has come and hidden in Fyodor's home in Book 3, Chapter 8?

3. What begins to happen with the Elder's dead body much sooner than normal?

4. How many boys does Alyosha see throwing rocks at another boy in the book?

5. What is the name of a monk that Alyosha has great respect for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Captain Sneigiryov react when Alyosha gives him the 200 rubles from Katarina?

2. What does Zosima say in regards to the separation of church and state in Part 1, Book 2, Chapter 5?

3. What happened to the child Stinking Lizavetta in Part 1, Book 3, Chapter 2?

4. Describe Mitya's actions at the beginning of Part 1, Book 3, Chapter 3?

5. What does Mitya do when Alyosha tells him of Grushenka's rudeness towards Katarina in Part 1, Book 3, Chapter 11?

6. What is the nature of Alyosha's vision that he has while at Zosima's coffin?

7. Why does Mitya go to the local grocers in Part 3, Book 8, Chapter 5?

8. What is the nature of Ivan and Smerdyakov's conversation in Part 2, Book 5, Chapter 6?

9. How does Fyodor act towards Stinking Lizavetta in Part 1, Book 3, Chapter 2?

10. What is the nature of Fyodor's accusations at the end of Part 1, Book 2, Chapter 8?

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