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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. How many sons does Fyodor have from his marriages?

2. What is Alyosha deeply disturbed about that might happen to Zosima during the meeting with him and Fyodor?

3. What is the name of the woman who Mitya is leaving his fiancé for?

4. What is the man Mitya hurt in a bar overcome by that causes him to refuse the money offered to him by Alyosha?

5. Who does Mitya go to see to convince to give him some money in Book 8, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How are Katarina and Grushenka's actions towards each other described in Part 1, Book 3, Chapter 10?

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

5. How is Ivan's mental capacity described in Part 1, Book 1, Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The theme of brotherhood is an important theme presented by the author. Part 1.) What is telling of the author's views on brotherhood through the representation of Alyosha in the book? Part 2.) What lessons are learned about brotherhood based on the interactions between Kolya and the other boys? Part 3.) What is telling of the importance of brotherhood in the book based on Alyosha's speech to the group of boys at the end?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of man versus God theme. In what way does the author set up this theme with the representation of Ivan?

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