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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 does Fyodor make wild accusations against at the end of Book 2, Chapter 8?
2. What is the name of the woman who Mitya is leaving his fiancé for?
3. What does Mitya say the Karamazov brothers share that creates storm within their souls?
4. Where does Mitya go after Alyosha tells him of Katarina and Grushenka's interactions in Book 3, Chapter 10?
5. What is the name of the girl that Smerdyakov plays his instrument for?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the nature of Fyodor's accusations at the end of Part 1, Book 2, Chapter 8?
2. What is the nature of Ivan and Smerdyakov's conversation in Part 2, Book 5, Chapter 6?
3. How does Fyodor act while at the monastery to make himself endearing in Part 1, Book 2, Chapter 2?
4. What does Alyosha witness between a group of boys in Part 2, Book 4, Chapter 3?
5. What is the nature of the poem Ivan says in Part 2, Book 5, Chapter 5?
6. How are Fyodor's actions described after the death of his second wife at the beginning of the book?
7. What does Mitya do when Alyosha tells him of Grushenka's rudeness towards Katarina in Part 1, Book 3, Chapter 11?
8. What is Alyosha deeply disturbed by regarding his meeting with Zosima in Part 1, Book 2, Chapter 1?
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
Discuss the theme of man versus God theme. In what way does the author set up this theme with the representation of Ivan?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Examine the character Mitya. What about the nature of this character suggests that he will be the downfall of the Karamazov family?
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