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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 Ivan and Fyodor become after Ivan comes home to confront him?

2. Which person is not at the table with Grushenka when Mitya arrives at the tavern?

3. What does Mitya tell Alyosha that he did to Katarina's family to get her to marry him?

4. How much money does Katarina give to Alyosha to offer to a man whom Mitya had hurt?

5. Who does Fyodor say is the only son he loves?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Smerdyakov described in Part 1, Book 3, Chapter 6?

2. Describe Mitya's actions at the beginning of Part 1, Book 3, Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Alyosha deeply disturbed by regarding his meeting with Zosima in Part 1, Book 2, Chapter 1?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The role of religion is one that is very pronounced throughout much of the book. Part 1.) How does Alysosha represent religious values in the book? Part 2.) What about the author's depiction of Zosima brings religion to the forefront in the book? Part 3.) In what way could you argue that the author presented his own voice about religion by including Zosima's teachings and speeches in the book?

Essay Topic 2

One of the main themes presented in the book is the dynamic of the father-son relationship. Part 1.) In what way is the father-son relationship portrayed abnormally in the book? Part 2.) What might the author be saying about the importance of being a good father based on the outcome of Fyodor's fate in the book? Part 3.) What reason does the author have for portraying a more realistic and normal father-son dynamic in Ilyusha and the Captain?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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