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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 is the first person called to testify from Mitya's family during his trial?

2. What is the name of the local district commissioner of Police that Pyotr visits?

3. Who confesses to Ivan that he killed Fyodor?

4. How much money does Katarina say Mitya had loaned her family years ago during his trial?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Kolya described when he is first seen in Part 4, Book 10, Chapter 1?

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

3. How is Lise described in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 3?

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

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

6. What does Alyosha discover about a secret between Mitya and Ivan in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 4?

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

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

9. How does Mitya react just after he is arrested for the death of his father?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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