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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 the prosecutor begin his final speech talking about in Mitya's trial?
2. Who is called in but found that their opinions are useless in Mitya's trial?
3. Who does the prosecutor bring up the possibility of killing Fyodor, but dismisses it because of medical reasons?
4. What does the defense attorney suggest that Mitya has not been allowed during his final speech?
5. How does the author describe Grushenka as being at the beginning of Book 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Pyotr and Madame Khokhalakov act towards each other when they first meet?
2. How is Lise described in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 3?
3. What is the nature of Ivan's testimony in Mitya's trial?
4. What does Alyosha discover about a secret between Mitya and Ivan in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 4?
5. How does Mitya react just after he is arrested for the death of his father?
6. Why does the court refute the possibility of Smerdyakov killing Fyodor in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 9?
7. How are the medical experts that are used in Mitya's trial described?
8. How is Grushenka's testimony in Mitya's trial described?
9. What happens to Mitya after the police and prosecutors read his statement in Part 3, Book 9, Chapter 9?
10. How does the defense attorney describe Fyodor in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 13?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the nature of the inclusion of Zosima's teachings and recordings in the book. How might these recordings give spirituality and religion a voice?
Essay Topic 2
Examine the nature of Mitya's use of violence. What does Mitya's use of violence say about the nature of his character and his need for control?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Alyosha and Mitya. What about the differences in these characters suggest who the protagonist will be?
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