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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Svidrigaylov say he marriage was motivated by?
(a) A need to climb the social ladder
(b) Love
(c) The need to look after someone
(d) A need to get out of debt

2. What is Luzhin's profession?
(a) Actor
(b) Comedian
(c) Debt collector
(d) Lawyer

3. What is the name of the doctor that visits Rashkolnikov?
(a) Slava
(b) Zamyotov
(c) Zossimov
(d) Alex

4. What kind of animal does Raskolnikov dream about?
(a) A sheep
(b) A cow
(c) A pig
(d) A horse

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

6. What does Nicolas confess to?
(a) The distortion of facts
(b) The murder
(c) Stealing Raskolnikov's family heirlooms
(d) Falling in love with Dunya

7. What does Dunya thinks her brother is doing when he leaves so suddenly?
(a) Being Idiotic
(b) Being Selfish
(c) Being Crazy
(d) Being Normal

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

9. Who does the housekeeper say mended Rakolnikov's shirts?
(a) Nicolas
(b) His mother
(c) The pawnbroker
(d) Lisaveta

10. What kind of job does Nicolas have?
(a) Comedian
(b) Electrician
(c) Plumber
(d) House painter

11. What does Raskolnikov tell Zamyotov?
(a) That he wants to kill himself
(b) That he is a crazed madman
(c) That he is lonely
(d) How he committed the murder

12. What is Zamyotov's position in the police force?
(a) Chief police clerk
(b) Police constable
(c) Police inspector
(d) Super intendent

13. Who enters the room at the beginning of chapter 6?
(a) Svidrigaylov
(b) Nicolas
(c) Lisaveta
(d) Dunya

14. What does the craftsmen call Raskolnikov?
(a) A thief
(b) A murderer
(c) A sheep
(d) A pig

15. In what month does the story begin?
(a) November
(b) January
(c) June
(d) July

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Raskolnikov find around the women's neck?

2. What does Porfiry say a murderer cannot run away from?

3. What does Porfiry question Raskolnikov about?

4. Who does Raskolnikov ask to look after his mother and sister?

5. What does Raskolnikov kill the old lady with?

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