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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. Who peeks through a door and looks at Alyosha in Book 4, Chapter 4?

2. What is the neighborhood not able to tell about Smerdyakov based on his demeanor and appearance?

3. What does Fyodor make wild accusations against at the end of Book 2, Chapter 8?

4. What profession does Fyodor hold?

5. What does Katarina announce that she is going to devote her life to do in regards to Mitya in Book 5, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Smerdyakov described in Part 1, Book 3, Chapter 6?

2. What is the nature of the poem Ivan says in Part 2, Book 5, Chapter 5?

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

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

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

6. What does Alyosha witness between a group of boys in Part 2, Book 4, Chapter 3?

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

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

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

10. Why does Mitya burst into the house in Part 1, Book 3, Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the portrayal of Russian society in the book. What is the author saying about Russian society based on the speeches given during Mitya's trial?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the nature of Mitya's use of violence. What does Mitya's use of violence say about the nature of his character and his need for control?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the irony of the chapter titles in the book. What reason might the author have to impart such irony?

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