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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 profession does Fyodor hold?

2. Who is also in love with Grushenka in the Karamazov family?

3. What does Smerdyakov express opinions about in Book 3, Chapter 7?

4. What does Madame Khokhlakov tell Mitya that she has in mind for him to do that will make him a great man in Part 3?

5. What does Fyodor begin a life of after the death of his last wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to the child Stinking Lizavetta in Part 1, Book 3, Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the effects Smerdyakov's suicide had on the characters. What is the possibility of Mitya being exonerated for his father's murder had Smerdyakov not committed suicide?

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