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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which family does Raskolnikov mention?
(a) The Rasputin family
(b) The Myskin family
(c) The Svidrigaylov family
(d) The Partridge family

2. What does Raskolnikov's mother compare his room to?
(a) A poppy field
(b) A pig sty
(c) A church
(d) A tomb

3. How does Raskolnikov think the police want to trip him up?
(a) By being overly nice
(b) By using pyschologiclly stressful questions
(c) By making him paranoid
(d) By following him

4. What kind of job does the old lady have?
(a) Pawnbroker
(b) Palm reader
(c) Money lending
(d) Prostitution

5. Where does the man that follows Sonia wait for her?
(a) Outside her apartment
(b) Outside Raskolnikov's building
(c) At the old lady's house
(d) Outside the police station

6. How much money does Raskolnikov say Svidrigaylov has offered Dunya?
(a) 5,000 rubles
(b) 3000 rubles
(c) 100 rubles
(d) 10,000 rubles

7. Who does Luzhin say gave him the information about Svidrigaylov?
(a) Svidrigaylov's family
(b) A fellow lawyer
(c) The Russian mafia
(d) The police

8. What does Raskolnikov find around the women's neck?
(a) A tattoo
(b) A key
(c) A gold chain
(d) A small photograph of himself

9. Who does Raskolniov see at the door?
(a) Luzhin
(b) His mother
(c) Dunya
(d) The craftsman

10. Who does Raskolnikov ask to look after his mother and sister?
(a) Luzhin
(b) Svidrigaylov
(c) Razumikhin
(d) Nicolas

11. What does Porfiry say will give itself away in the end?
(a) Human nature
(b) Human blood
(c) Body language
(d) Finger prints

12. What does Raskolnikov present to the old lady to pawn?
(a) His cigarette case
(b) His cigarette holder
(c) His matress
(d) His bracelet

13. What does Porfiry do when he suspects someone?
(a) He does not follow proper procedure
(b) He follows them
(c) He does not leave them alone
(d) He contacts their mother

14. Who does Raskolnikov owe money to?
(a) Loan sharks
(b) His landlady
(c) His mother
(d) The government

15. Where did the craftsmen hear Nicolas's confession?
(a) In a cave
(b) At church
(c) In a bar
(d) At the police station

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Raskolnikov leave his family home?

2. Why does Luzhin say he wants to marry a poor woman?

3. Why does Raskolnikov leave?

4. What Russian city does the story take place?

5. What does Dunya thinks her brother is doing when he leaves so suddenly?

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