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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mitya's fiancé that he is abandoning for another woman?

2. What is the name of the monk who is an opponent of Zosima?

3. Who does Alyosha read a letter from at the end of Part 1?

4. Where does Ivan say he is going to leave to go the next day in Book 4, Chapter 5?

5. Who does Mitya sell his dueling pistols to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Captain Sneigiryov and Alyosha talk about regarding the Captain's son in Part 2, Book 4, Chapter 6?

4. How does Fyodor act while at the monastery to make himself endearing in Part 1, Book 2, Chapter 2?

5. What does Mitya do with his dueling pistols in Part 3, Book 8, Chapter 4?

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

7. What does Grushenka's Polish lover say to her in Part 3, Book 8, Chapter 7?

8. How does Fyodor react when he learns Alyosha wishes to enter the monastery?

9. How does Mitya act when he arrives to see Grushenka at a tavern in Part 3, Book 8, Chapter 7?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of manipulation in the book. How do characters like Grushenka and Fyodor use manipulation to accomplish their goals?

Essay Topic 2

One of the main themes presented in the book is the dynamic of the father-son relationship. Part 1.) In what way is the father-son relationship portrayed abnormally in the book? Part 2.) What might the author be saying about the importance of being a good father based on the outcome of Fyodor's fate in the book? Part 3.) What reason does the author have for portraying a more realistic and normal father-son dynamic in Ilyusha and the Captain?

Essay Topic 3

Alyosha's role as the representation of good is clear from the beginning to the end of the book. Part 1.) What reason does the author have for portraying Alyosha as the only representation of good? Part 2.) What might the author be saying about religious and spiritual people in relation to goodness based on his portrayal of Alyosha? Part 3.) Are there other characters present in the book that can be deemed good?

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