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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. What reason does Mitya give for not telling the police all of the details when being questioned in Part 3, Book 9?

3. Who becomes loud and angry and is warned by the judge to stay in bounds in Book 12, Chapter 14?

4. For how long does Mitya say he had been carrying around the money he received from Katarina during his interrogation?

5. Where do police determine that Mitya should be taken back to and the investigation continued?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Grushenka's testimony in Mitya's trial described?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the nature of Alyosha and Grushenka's discussion in Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 1?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the main themes presented in the book is the dynamic of the father-son relationship. Part 1.) In what way is the father-son relationship portrayed abnormally in the book? Part 2.) What might the author be saying about the importance of being a good father based on the outcome of Fyodor's fate in the book? Part 3.) What reason does the author have for portraying a more realistic and normal father-son dynamic in Ilyusha and the Captain?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the character Mitya. What about the nature of this character suggests that he will be the downfall of the Karamazov family?

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