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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 do Katarina and Grushenka act like when Alyosha visits them in Part 1?

2. What did Mitya do to the man that he hurt in the bar that Katarina is giving money to?

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

4. Who does Mitya talk to about his soul and asks him to forgive all his sins?

5. What is the name of Grushenka's maid?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Mitya confess he did with the money Katarina gave to him in Part 1, Book 3, Chapter 5?

10. What does Fyodor say he is afraid of regarding Grushenka in Part 2, Book 4, Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the controversy surrounding the presentation of Zosima's dead body. What about the description of Zosima's body is telling of the religious traditions of the time period?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the nature of Ivan's insanity. What might the author be saying about the implications of going insane?

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