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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 did Ivan write an article about that gains wide acceptance and makes him famous?

2. Who does Alyosha say he wishes would marry Katarina in Book 3, Chapter 5?

3. What happens to the son of the man that Mitya hurt in a bar when he is at school?

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

5. What is the name of Alyosha's guardian?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Zosima's body described after he has died?

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

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

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

6. How are Fyodor's actions described after the death of his second wife at the beginning of the book?

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

8. How does Zosima appear when Alyosha visits him in Part 2, Book 6, Chapter 1?

9. What does Katarina ask Alyosha to do with 200 rubles in Part 2, Book 4, Chapter 5?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the character Mitya. What about the nature of this character suggests that he will be the downfall of the Karamazov family?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the Karamazov brothers with Ilyusha's family. What might the author be saying about the nature of the Karamazov family by making a direct comparison with Ilyusha's family?

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