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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 Mitya claim he did not hit his father over the head with?
2. What does Ivan begin raving about after hearing voices at the end of Book 11?
3. Where does Mitya claim he had been carrying the money he had received from Katarina?
4. What does the jury give as their judgment in Mitya's trial?
5. What is the name of Kolya's dog?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Smerdyakov confess to Ivan in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 8?
2. What is the nature of the discussion between Ivan and Smerdyakov in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 6?
3. What is the nature of Alyosha and Grushenka's discussion in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 1?
4. How does Mitya react when the police make him take off his clothes for examination?
5. What does Alyosha discover about a secret between Mitya and Ivan in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 4?
6. What is the nature of Ivan's testimony in Mitya's trial?
7. What does Mitya agree to being guilty of at the beginning of his trial?
8. Describe Mitya's plea to the court in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 14.
9. How does the audience react while the jurors go into deliberation in Mitya's trial?
10. How is Lise described in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the character Grushenka in the book. What motivated this character to exude selfishness and a constant need for attention?
Essay Topic 2
Examine the character Mitya. What about the nature of this character suggests that he will be the downfall of the Karamazov family?
Essay Topic 3
One theme that is present throughout much of the book is the portrayal of friendship. Part 1.) What might the author be saying about the importance of having friendship in sibling relationships based on his portrayal of the Karamazov brothers? Part 2.) What is telling of the importance of friendship based on the author's portrayal of Kolya and the other boys?
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