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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. Who confesses to Ivan that he killed Fyodor?
2. What gift does Kolya give to Illyusha when he visits him in Part 4?
3. What does Lise tell Alyosha that she feels when she reads horrible things?
4. What does Ivan want to know if Smerdyakov faked when he visits him in Book 11, Chapter 7?
5. Who does Grushenka tell Alyosha that she believes Mitya has a secret with?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mitya react just after he is arrested for the death of his father?
2. How is Alyosha and Kolya's first interaction described?
3. How does the audience react while the jurors go into deliberation in Mitya's trial?
4. How does the judge react when Kirillovich begins quoting from the Bible loudly during Mitya's trial?
5. What is the nature of Alyosha and Grushenka's discussion in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 1?
6. How does Mitya react when the police make him take off his clothes for examination?
7. What is the nature of the discussion between Ivan and Smerdyakov in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 6?
8. How do Pyotr and Madame Khokhalakov act towards each other when they first meet?
9. What does Smerdyakov confess to Ivan in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 8?
10. Why does the court refute the possibility of Smerdyakov killing Fyodor in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 9?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Examine the nature of Ivan's insanity. What might the author be saying about the implications of going insane?
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