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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. Who goes to the witness stand in Mitya's trial after Alyosha?

3. Who is thrown out of the courtroom along with Katarina during Mitya's trial?

4. What does Lise say she is glad about seeing when Alyosha visits her in Book 11?

5. Whose story is told in Book 10, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the voices Ivan hears in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 9?

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

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

4. What happens to Mitya after the police and prosecutors read his statement in Part 3, Book 9, Chapter 9?

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

6. How does the audience react while the jurors go into deliberation in Mitya's trial?

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

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

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

10. How does Mitya react when the police make him take off his clothes for examination?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the irony of the chapter titles in the book. What reason might the author have to impart such irony?

Essay Topic 2

The theme of brotherhood is an important theme presented by the author. Part 1.) What is telling of the author's views on brotherhood through the representation of Alyosha in the book? Part 2.) What lessons are learned about brotherhood based on the interactions between Kolya and the other boys? Part 3.) What is telling of the importance of brotherhood in the book based on Alyosha's speech to the group of boys at the end?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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