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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. What does the defense attorney suggest Fyodor was not in terms of a father during his speech in Mitya's trial?
2. Where do police determine that Mitya should be taken back to and the investigation continued?
3. What does a town doctor say he remembers buying Mitya when he was a little boy during the trial?
4. What does the audience say they believe should be the verdict in Mitya's trial while the jurors go into deliberation?
5. Who does Ivan speak wildly about during his testimony in Mitya's trial?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Alyosha and Kolya's first interaction described?
2. What does Mitya agree to being guilty of at the beginning of his trial?
3. What happens to Mitya after the police and prosecutors read his statement in Part 3, Book 9, Chapter 9?
4. How does the judge react when Kirillovich begins quoting from the Bible loudly during Mitya's trial?
5. How are the medical experts that are used in Mitya's trial described?
6. Describe Mitya's plea to the court in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 14.
7. How does the defense attorney describe Fyodor in Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 13?
8. What is the nature of the voices Ivan hears in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 9?
9. How do Pyotr and Madame Khokhalakov act towards each other when they first meet?
10. How is Lise described in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 3?
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
Examine the character Grushenka in the book. What motivated this character to exude selfishness and a constant need for attention?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of man versus God theme. In what way does the author set up this theme with the representation of Ivan?
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