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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 Ilyusha's doctor say he must go in order to be saved from his illness?
2. Who does the prosecutor bring up the possibility of killing Fyodor, but dismisses it because of medical reasons?
3. Who goes to the witness stand in Mitya's trial after Alyosha?
4. What does the defense do to each of the witnesses presented by the prosecution in an effective way?
5. What has Lise abandoned when Alyosha visits her in Book 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Mitya after the police and prosecutors read his statement in Part 3, Book 9, Chapter 9?
2. How is Kolya described when he is first seen in Part 4, Book 10, Chapter 1?
3. How are Fetyukovich's attempts to accuse Smerdyakov received in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 12?
4. What points of contention does the defense lawyer introduce in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 11?
5. How does the judge react when Kirillovich begins quoting from the Bible loudly during Mitya's trial?
6. What is the nature of Alyosha and Grushenka's discussion in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 1?
7. How is Lise described in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 3?
8. How does the audience react while the jurors go into deliberation in Mitya's trial?
9. How is Grushenka's testimony in Mitya's trial described?
10. What is the nature of the voices Ivan hears in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 9?
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
Compare and contrast Alyosha and Mitya. What about the differences in these characters suggest who the protagonist will be?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the Karamazov brothers with Ilyusha's family. What might the author be saying about the nature of the Karamazov family by making a direct comparison with Ilyusha's family?
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