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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. Where does Ilyusha's doctor say he must go in order to be saved from his illness?

3. Which of the following things do Kolya and Alyosha not talk about in Book 10, Chapter 6?

4. Who does Kolya take his dog to go meet that was one of the boys throwing rocks at another boy?

5. Who tries to create doubt in the minds of the jurors in Book 12, Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How is Alyosha and Kolya's first interaction described?

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

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

10. What is the nature of Ivan's testimony in Mitya's trial?

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

Alyosha's role as the representation of good is clear from the beginning to the end of the book. Part 1.) What reason does the author have for portraying Alyosha as the only representation of good? Part 2.) What might the author be saying about religious and spiritual people in relation to goodness based on his portrayal of Alyosha? Part 3.) Are there other characters present in the book that can be deemed good?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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