The Brothers Karamazov Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Brothers Karamazov Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Where does Mitya claim he had been carrying the money he had received from Katarina?

2. What does Mitya agree to being guilty of at the beginning of his trial?

3. Who does Katarina show Alyosha a letter from in Book 11, Chapter 7?

4. What illness is Illyusha suffering from?

5. Who is Alyosha planning to meet with to discuss Mitya's planned escape at the beginning of the Epilogue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What points of contention does the defense lawyer introduce in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 11?

2. What happens when Katarina gives the judge her letter from Mitya during his trial?

3. How does the judge react when Kirillovich begins quoting from the Bible loudly during Mitya's trial?

4. What does Mitya agree to being guilty of at the beginning of his trial?

5. What does Smerdyakov confess to Ivan in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 8?

6. How are Fetyukovich's attempts to accuse Smerdyakov received in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 12?

7. How do Pyotr and Madame Khokhalakov act towards each other when they first meet?

8. What is the nature of the discussion between Ivan and Smerdyakov in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 6?

9. Why does the court refute the possibility of Smerdyakov killing Fyodor in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 9?

10. Describe Mitya's plea to the court in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 14.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Examine the controversy surrounding the presentation of Zosima's dead body. What about the description of Zosima's body is telling of the religious traditions of the time period?

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